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96 General Assemhly-Twenty-first Session ties to the Statute oí the International Court oí Justice and States that the General Assembly decides specially to invite, to participate in the coníerence; 5. Invites the States reíerred to in paragraph 4 above to include as far as possible among their repre- sentatives experts competent in the field to be con- sidered; 6. Invites the specialized agencies and the interested intergovernmental organizations to send observers to the coní eren ce ; 7. Ref ers to the coníerence the draft articles con- tained in chapter II of the report oí the International Law Commission on the work of its eighteenth session as the basic proposal for consideration by the confer- ence; 8. Requests the Secretary-General to present to the conference all relevant documentation and recommenda- tions relating to its method of work and procedures, and to arrange for the necessary staff and facilities which will be required for the conference, including such experts as may be necessary; 9. Invites Member States, the Secretary-General and the Directors-General of those specialized agencies which act as depositaries of treaties to submit, not later than 1 July 1967, their written comments and observa- tions on the final draft articles concerning the law of treaties prepared by the International Law Commis- sion; 10. Requests the Secretary-General to circulate such comments so as to facititate the discussion of the sub- j ect at the twenty-second session oí the General Ássem- bly; 11. Decides to include an item entitled "Law of treaties" in the provisional agenda oí its twenty-second session with a view to further discussion oí the draft articles in order to facilitate the conclusion oí a con- vention on the law oí treaties at the coníerence of pleni- potentiaries convened pursuant to the present resolu- tion. 1484th plenary meeting, 5 December 1966. 2167 (XXI). Reports of the International Law CommiHion The General Assembly, H aving considered the reports oí the International Law Commission on the second part oí its seventeenth session and on its eighteenth session,2 Recalling its resolutions 1686 (XVI) of 18 Decem- ber 1961, 1765 (XVII) of 20 November 1962, 1902 (XVIII) oí 18 November 1963 and 2045 (XX) oí 8 December 1965, by which it recommended that the In- ternational Law Commission should continue its work oí codification and progressive development of the law of treaties, State responsibility; succession of States and Governments, special missions and relations between States and intergovernmental organizations, Emphasizing the need for the further codification and progressive development of international law in order to make it a more effective means of implementing the purposes and principles set forth in Articles 1 and 2 oí the Charter oí the United Nations and to give in- creased importance to its role in relations among na- tions, 2 /bid., Supplement No. 9 (A/6309/Rev.1). N oting with satisfaction that at its eighteenth ses- sion the International Law Commission adopted the final text oí its draft articles on the law of treaties and also made progress in the codification and progressive development oí the international law relating to special missions, N oting further with appreciation that the United Nations Office at Geneva organized in May 1966, dur- ing the eighteenth session oí the International Law Commission, a second session oí the Seminar <;>n Inter- national Law for advanced students and young govern- ment officials responsible in their respective cquntries for dealing with questions oí international law and that the Seminar, which was made possible by the-generous collaboration of members oí the Commission, was wetl organized and functioned to the satisfaction oí att, l. Takes note oí the report oí the International Law Commission on the work oí the second part of its seven- teenth session and oí chapters I, III and IV of the report on the work of its eighteenth session ; 2. Expresses its appreciation to the Internationat Law Commission for the work it has accomplished; 3. N ates with approval the programme oí work for 1967 proposed by the Intemational Law Commission- in chapter IV of the report on the work of its eigh- teenth session ; 4. Recommends that the International Law Com- mission should : (a) Continue the work of codification and progres- sive development of the international law relating to- special missions, taking into account the views ex- pressed at the twenty-first session of the General As- sembly and the comments which may be submitted by Governments, with the object of presenting a final' draft on the topic in the report on the work of its nineteenth session ; ( b) Continue its work on succession oí States and Governments, State responsibility and relations between States and intergovernmental organizations, taking into acco~nt the views and considerations referred to in General Assembly resolutions 1765 (XVII) and 1902" (XVIII); 5. Expresses the wish that, in conjunction with fu- ture sessions of the International Law Commission, other seminars be organized which should continue to, ensure the participation oí a reasonable number of na- tionals from the developing countries ; 6. Requests the Secretary-General to forward to the- International Law Commission the records oí the dis- cussions at the twenty-first session oí the General As- sembly on the reports of the Commission. 1484th plenary meeting, 5 December 1966. 2181 (XXI). Consideration of principies of inter- national law conceming friendly relationa and co-operation among State1 in accord- anee with the Charter of the United Nations The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 1815 (XVII) of 18 Decem- ber 1962, 1966 (XVIII) of 16 December 1963 and 2103 (XX) oí 20 December 1965, which affirm the importance of the yrogressive development and codifi- cation of the princ1ples of international law concerning friendly relations and co-operation among States, Reaolutions adopted on the reporta of the Sixth Committee 97 Recalling further that among the fundamental purposes of the United Nations are the maintenance of inter- national peace and security and the development of friendly relations and co-operation among States, Considering that the faithful observance of the prin- cipies of international Iaw concerning friendly relations and co-operation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations is of paramount impor- tance for the maintenance of international peace and security and the improvement of the international situa- tion, C onsidering jurther that the progressive development and codification of those principies, so as to secure their more ·effective application, would promote the realization of the purposes of the United Nations, B earing in mind that the Second Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Coun- tries, which met at Cairo in 1964, recornmended to the General Assembly the adoption of a declaration on these principies as an important step towards their codifica- tion, B eing convinced of the significance of continuing the effort to achieve general agreement in the process of the elaboration of the seven principies of international law set forth in General Assembly resolution 1815 (XVII), but without prejudice to the applicability of the rules of procedure of the Assembly, with a view to the adoption of a declaration which would constitute a landmark in the progressive development and codifica- tion of those principies, Having considered the report of the 1966 Special Committee on Principies of Intemational La.w concern- ing Friendly Relations and Co-operation , among States,8 which met in N ew York f rom 8 March to 25 April 1966, and having considered specifically that it was noted in that Committee that the differences between the various points of view on the fqrmulation of the principies had been materially reduced and that among the factors which hampered the achievement by the Committee of a greater measure of agreement was lack of sufficient time for additional deliberation and ne- gotiation, l. Takes note of the report of the 1966 Special Com- mittee on Principies of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Co-operation among States; 2. Expresses its appreciation to that Committee for the valuable work it has performed; 3. Takes note also of the formulations of the 1966 Special Committee concerning the principie that States shall settle their international disputes by peaceful means in such a manner that international peace and security and justice are not endangered and the prin- ciple of sovereign equality of States, and of the Special Committee's decision that with reg-ard to the principie of non-intervention it will abide by General Assembly resolution 2131 (XX) of 21 December 1965; 4. Decides to ask the Special Committee, as recon- stituted by General Assembly resolution 2103 (XX), to continue its work; 5. Requests the Special Committee, in the light of the debate which took place in the Sixth Committee during the seventeenth, eighteenth,. twentieth and twentv-first sessions of the General Assembly and in the 1%4 and 1966 Special Committees, to complete the formulations of: a !bid., Twenty-first Session, Annexes, agenda ítem 87, document A/6230. (a) The principie that States shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity and political indepen- dence of any State, or in any other manner incon- sistent with the purposes of the United Nations; ( b) The duty of Sta tes to co-operate with one an- other in accordance with the Charter; (e) The principie of equal rights and self-determina- tion of peoples ; ( d) The principie that States shall fulfil in good faith the obligations assumed by them in accordance with the Charter ; 6. Requests the Special Committee to consider pro- posals on the principie concerning the duty not to in- tervene in matters within the domestic jurisdiction of any State, in accordance with the Charter, with the aim of widening the area of agreement already ex- pressed in General Assembly resolution 2131 (XX); 7. Requests the Special Committee, having con- sidered, as a matter of priority, the principies referred to in paragraphs 5 and 6 above, to examine any addi- tional proposals with a view to widening the areas of agreement expressed in the formulations of the 1966 Special Committee concerning the principle that States shall settle their international disputes by peaceful means in such a manner that international peace and security and justice are not endangered and the prin- cipie of sovereign equality of States; 8. Requests the Special Committee, having regard to the work already accomplished by the 1966 Special Committee, as specified in paragraph 3 above, to sub- mit to the General Assembly at its twenry-second ses- sion a comprehensive report on the principies entrusted to it for study and a draft declaration on the seven principies set forth in Assembly resolution 1815 (XVII) which will constitute a Iandmark in the pro- gressive development and codifi.cation of those prin- cipies; 9. Requests the Special Committee to meet at Geneva or at any other suitable place for which the Secretary- General receives an invitation; 10. Requests the Secretary-General to co-operate with the Special Committee in its task and to provide ali the service.s, documentation and other facilities necessary for its work; 11. Decides to include an item entitled "Considera- tion of principies of intemational law concerning friendly relations .and co-operation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations" in the provisional agenda of its twenty-second· session. 1489th plenary meeting, 12 December 1966. 2182 (X.U). Question of methods of fact-finding The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 1967 (XVIII) of 16 De- cember 1963 and 2104 (XX) of 20 December 1965 on the question of methods of fact-finding, N othing with appreciation the two reports submitted by the Secretary-General in pursuance of the above- mentioned resolutions,4 4 !bid., Twentieth Session, Annexes, agenda items 90 and 94, document A/5694; ibid., Twenty-first Session, Annexes, agenda item. 87, document A/62'28.

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