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IX, Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Sixth Committee 2U in accordance with the purposes and principles of the Charter and the relevant resolutions of the organs of the United Nations; 4. Condemns the _continu_ation of !epre~s~ve a~d terrorist acts by colonial, racist and alien regime~ m denying peoples their legitimate right to self-d_etermma- tion and independence and other human nghts and fundamental freedoms; 5. Appeals to States which have not ye! done so to examine the possibility of . becomll!-g parties to the existing international conventlo~s wh1c~ relate to. va: rious aspects of the problem of mternat10nal terrorism, 6. Invites States to take all appropriate measures at ,the national level with a view to the speedy and final elimination of the problem, bearing in mind the pro- visions of paragraph 3 above; 7 Invites the Ad Hoe Committee on International Ter;orism to continue its work in accordance with the mandate entrusted to it by the General Assembly under resolution 3034 (XXVII) of 18 December 1972, first by studying the underlying causes of terrorism and -then by recommending practical measures to combat ter- rorism; 8. Invites the States which have not yet done so to submit their observations and concrete proposals as soon as possible to the Secretary-General so as to enable the Ad Hoe Committee to carry out its mandate more efficiently; 9. Requests the Secretary-General to transmit to the Ad Hoe Committee an analytical study of the observations of States submitted under paragraph 8 above; 10. Requests the Ad Hoe Committee to consider the observations of States under paragraph 8 above and to submit its report with recommendations for possible co-operation for the speedy elimination of the problem, bearing in mind the provisions of paragraph 3, to the General Assembly at its thirty-fourth session; 11. Requests the Secretary-General to provide the Ad Hoe Committee with the necessary facilities and services, including summary records of its meetings; 12. Decides to include the item in the provisional agenda of its thkty-fourth session. 105th plenary meeting 16 December 1977 32/148. Drafting of an international convention against the taking of hostages The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 31/ 103 of 15 December 1976, Having considered the report of the Ad Hoe Com- mittee on the Drafting of an International Convention against the Taking of Hostages,26 Considering that the Ad Hoe Committee has been unable to complete the mandate given to it within the allocated time, Mindful of the need to conclude, under the auspices of the United Nations, an international convention against the taking of hostages, taking into account the 20 Ibid., Supplement No. 39 (A/32/39). urgency of formulating effective measures to put an end to the taking of hostages, Bearing in mind the recommendation of the Ad Hoe Committee that it should continue its work in 1978,27 l. Takes note of the repmt of the Ad Hoe Com- mittee on the Drafting of an International Convention against the Taking of Hostages; 2. Decides that the Ad Hoe Committee, as consti- tuted,28 should continue, in accordance with paragraph 3 of General Assembly resolution 31/103, to draft at the earliest possible date an international convention against the taking of hostages and, in the fulfilment of its man- date, to consider suggestions and proposals from any State, bearing in mind the views expressed during the debate on this item at the thirty-second session of the Assembly; 3. Invites Governments to submit, or to bring up to date, suggestions and proposals for consideration by the Ad Hoe Committee; 4. Requests the Secretary-General to r,ender all assistance to the Ad Hoe Committee, including the prep- aration of summary records of its meetings; 5. Requests the Ad Hoe Committee to submit its report and to make every effort to submit a draft con- vention against the taking of hostages to the General Assembly at its thirty-third session; 6. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-third session the item entitled "Drafting of an international convention against the taking of hos- tages". 105th plenary meeting 16 December 1977 32/150. Conclusion of a world treaty on the non-use of force in international rela- tions29 The General Assembly, Considering that, in conformity with the Charter of the United Nations, States shall refrain in their inter- national relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any State, or in any other manner inconsistent with the pur- poses of the United Nations, Reaffirming the need for universal and effective ap- plication of this principle in international relations and for assistance by the United Nations in this endeavour, Recalling its resolution 31/9 of 8 November 1976, in which it invited Member States to examine further the draft World Treaty on the Non-Use of Force in International Rclations30 submitted by the Union of 21 Ibid., para. 14. 28 As a result of the appointment of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (see A/31/479/Add.l), the Ad Hoe Com- mittee on the Drafting of an International Convention against the Taking of Hostages is composed of the following Member States: Algeria, Barbados, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Re- public, Canada, Chile, Democratic Yemen, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Federal Republic of, Guinea, Iran, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Lesotho, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Philippines, Poland, Somalia, Surinam, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, United States of America, Venezuela and Yugoslavia. 29 See also sect. X.B.2, decision 32/442. 30 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-first Session, Annexes, agenda item 124, document A/31/243, annex. 214 General Assembly-Thirty-second Session Soviet Socialist Republics as well as other proposals and statements made during the consideration of this item, Noting the report of the Secretary-General which contains views and suggestions of Member States on the conclusion of a world treaty on the non-use of force in international relations,31 l. Decides to establish a Special Committee on Enhancing the Effectiveness of the Pr,inciple of Non-Use of Force in International Relations, composed of thirty- .five Member States to be appointed by the President of the General Assembly on the basis of equitable geo- graphical distribution and representing the principal legal systems of the world; 2. Instructs the Spedal Committee to consider pro- posals and suggestions submitted by any State, bearing in mind the views expressed during the debates on this item at the thirty-first and thirty-second sessions of the General Assembly, with the goal of drafting a world treaty on the non-use of force in international relations as well as the peaceful settlement of disputes or such other recommendations as the Committee deems appropriate; 3. Requests the Secretary-General to provide the Special Committee with the necessary facilities and services, inoludi'!lg the preparation of summary records of the meetings of the Committee; 4. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-third session an item entitled "Report of the Special Committee on Enhancing the Effectiveness of the Principle of Non-Use of Force in International Relations". * 106th plenary meeting 19 December 1977 * * The President of the General Assembly subsequently in- formed the Secretary-Gencra/32 that, in accordance with para- graph 1 of the above resolution, he had appointed the mem- bers of the Special Commillee on Enhancing the Effectiveness of the Principle of Non-Use of Force in illtcrnational Re!a- tions. As a result, the Special Committee is composed of the follow- ing Member States: ARGENTINA, BELGIUM, BENIN, BRAZIL, BULGARIA, CHILE, CUBA, CYPRUS, ECUADOR, EGYPT, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF, GREECE, GUINEA, HUNGARY, INDIA, IRAQ, ITALY, JAPAN, MEXICO, MONGOLIA, MOROCCO, NEPAL, POLAND, ROMANIA, SENEGAL, SOMALIA, SPAIN, TOGO, TURKEY, UGANDA, UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS, UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTH- ERN IRELAND and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 32/151. Report of the International Law Com- mission The General Assembly, Having considered the report of the International Law Commission on the work of its twenty-ninth session,33 Emphasizing the need for the progressive develop- ment of international law and its codification in order to make it a more effective means of implementing the purposes and principles set forth in the Charter of the United Nations and in the Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and 31A/32/181 and Add.I. 32 A/32/500. 38 Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-second Session, Supplement No. 10 lA/32/10). Co-operation amO'!lg States,34 and to give increased im- portance to its role in relations among States, Noting with appreciation the work done by the Inter- national Law Commission on State responsibility, suc- cession of States in respect of matters other than treaties and treaties concluded between States and international organizations or between international organizations, Noting with satisfaction the conclusions reached by the International Law Commission regarding the study of other topics under current consideration, Welcoming the review made by the International Law Commission of possible additional topics for future study and the continued attention paid by it to the question of rationalizing further its organization and methods of work, l. Takes note of the report of the International Law CommissiO'!l on the work of its twenty-ninth session; 2. Expresses its appreciation to the International Law Commission for the work accomplished at that session; 3. Approves the programme of work planned by the International Law Commission for 1978; 4. Recommends that the International Law Com- mission should: (a) Complete at its thirtieth session the second reading of the draft articles on the most-favoured-nation clause adopted at its twenty-eighth session, as recom- mended by the General Assembly in resolution 31/97 of 15 December 1976; ( b) Continue on a high priority basis its work on State responsibihty, taking into account resolutions of the General Assembly adopted at previous sessions, with the aim of completing at least the first reading of the set of articles constituting part I of the draft on responsibility of States for internationally wrongful acts, within the present term of office of the members of the International Law Commission; (c) Proceed with the preparation, on a priority basis, of draft articles on: (i) Succession of States in respect of matters other than treaties, in an endeavour to complete the first reading of the set of articles concerning State property and State debts; (ii) Treaties concluded between States and inter- national organizations or between international organizations; (d) Continue its work on the law of the mm- navigational uses of international watercourses; 5. Endorses the conclusions reached by the Inter- national Law Commission to study the proposals on the elaboration of a protocol concerning the status of the diplomatic courier and the diplomatic bag not accom- panied by diplomatic courier, as requested by the Gen- eral Assembly in resolution 31/76 of 13 December 1976; 6. Endorses the conclusions reached by the Inter- national Law Commission regarding the second part of the topic of relations between States and international organizations; 7. Invites the International Law Commission, at an appropriate time and in the light of progress made on the draft articles on State responsibility for inter- nationally wrongful acts and on other ,topics in its current programme of work, to commence work on the topics of international liability for injurious con- s4 Resolution 2625 (XXV), annex.

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