A/RES/42/151 GA

292 General Assembly-Forty-second Session Considering that the question of the peaceful settlement of disputes should represent one of the central concerns for States and for the United Nations and that efforts for strengthening the process of peaceful settlement of dis- putes should be continued, 1. Again urges ali States to observe and promote in good faith the provisions of the Manila Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes in the settle- ment of their international disputes; 2. Stresses the need to continue efforts to strengthen the process of the peaceful settlement of disputes through progressive development and codification of international law and through enhancing the effectiveness of the United Nations in this field; 3. Calls upon Member Sta tes to make full use, in accor- dance with the Charter, ofthe framework provided by the United Nations for the peaceful settlement of disputes and international problems; 4. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its forty-third session a report con- taining the replies of Member States, relevant United Na- tions bodies and specialized agencies, regional intergov- ernmental organizations and interested international legal bodies on the implementation of the Manila Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes and on ways and means of increasing the effectiveness of this instrument; 5. Decides that the question of the peaceful settlement of disputes between States shall be considered at its forty- third session as a separate agenda item, in conjunction with the item of the provisional agenda entitled "Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Na- tions and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organi- zation". 94th plenary meeting 7 December 1987 42/151. Draft Code of Crimes against the Peace and Security of Mankind The General Assemb/y, Mindful of Article 13, paragraph 1 a, of the Charter of the United Nations, which provides that the General As- sembly shall initiate studies and make recommendations for the purpose of encouraging the progressive develop- ment of international law and its codification, Recalling its resolution 177 {II) of 21 November 1947, by which it directed the International Law Commission to prepare a draft code of offences against the peace and security of mankind, Having considered the draft Code ofüffences against the Peace and Security of Mankind prepared by the Interna- tional Law Commission and submitted to the General As- sembly in 1954, 11 Recal/ing its belief that the elaboration of a code of of- fences against the peace and security of mankind could contribute to strengthening international peace and security and thus to promoting and implementing the pur- poses and principies set forth in the Charter, Recalling also its resolution 36/106 of 10 December 1981, in which it invited the International Law Commis- sion to resume its work with a view to elaborating the draft 11 Official Records of1he General A.,semhly. Ninth Se,.,ion. Suppleme11t No. 9 (A/2693), para. 54. --- . ~--- ------ Code and to examine it with the required priority in order to review it, taking into account the results achieved by the process of the progressive development of international law, Bearing in mind that the International Law Commission should fulfil its task on the basis of early elaboration of draft articles thereof, Having considered chapter II of the report of the Inter- national Law Commission on the work of its thirty-ninth session,12 Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the subject, 13 Taking into account the views expressed during the de- bate on this ítem at the forty-second session, 14 Recognizing the importance and urgency of the subject, 1. Agrees with the recommendation in paragraph 65 of the report ofthe International Law Commission to amend the title of this tapie in English, in arder to achieve greater uniformity and equivalence between different language versions; 2. Invites the Commission to continue its work on the elaboration of the draft Code of Crimes against the Peace and Security of Mankind including the elaboration of a list of crimes, taking into account the progress made at its thirty-ninth session, 12 as well as the views expressed dur- ing the forty-second session of the General Assembly; 14 3. Requests the Secretary-General to seek the views of Member States regarding the conclusions contained in paragraph 69 (e) (i) of the Commission's report on the work of its thirty-fifth session; 15 4. Further requests the Secretary-General to include the views received from Member States in accordance with paragraph 3 above in a report to be submitted to the General Assembly at its forty-third session; 5. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its forty-third session the item entitled "Draft Code of Crimes against the Peace and Security of Mankind", to be considered in conjunction with the examination of the re- port of the International Law Commission. 94th p/enary meeting 7 December /987 42/152. Report of the United Nations Commission on lnternational Trade Law on the work of its twentieth session The General Assemb/y, Recalling its resolution 2205 (XXI) of 17 December 1966, by which it created the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law with a mandate to further the progressive harmonization and unification ofthe law ofin- ternational trade and in that respect to bear in mind the in- terests of ali peoples, in particular those of developing countries, in the extensive development of international trade, Recalling a/so its resolutions 3201 (S-VI) of 1 May 1974, 3281 (XXIX) of 12 December 1974 and 3362 (S-VII) of 16 September 1975, 12 Ib,d., Forty-second Se,sion, Supplement No. 10 (A/42/10). 13 A/42/484 and Add. l and 2. 14 See Official Records o_f the General Assembly. Forty-second Session. Sixth Committee, 35th to 49th and 58th meetings, and corrigendum. 15 /bid .. Thirty-eighrh Session, Supplement No. 10 (A/38/10).

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