The International Law Commission of the United Nations. By Jeffrey S. Morton. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 2000. Pp. xvi, 217. Index. $29.95.

2002 ◽  
Vol 96 (1) ◽  
pp. 273-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Rosenstock
Keyword(s):  
South Carolina ◽  
United Nations ◽  
International Law ◽  
Columbia University ◽  
University Of South Carolina ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
International Law Commission ◽  
Law Commission

scholarly journals Diplomatic protection in international law and the United Nations

2013 ◽  
pp. 667-681
Author(s):  
Bojan Milisavljevic
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
United Nations ◽  
International Law ◽  
Customary Law ◽  
Diplomatic Protection ◽  
History Of ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
International Law Commission ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Law Commission

The paper deals with the issue of the diplomatic protection in international law and its development through the history of the international community. In this sense, the author investigates the practice of states regarding the application of diplomatic protection and the steps taken by the International Law Commission of the United Nations on the codification of this area. In 2004 International Law Commission adopted at first reading a full set of draft articles. In this paper is presented judicial practice, especially of the International Court of Justice, in the field of diplomatic protection in order to evaluate whether the approach of the Court to diplomatic protection has become more human-rights oriented in the last few years. Author presents the development of customary law rules relating to diplomatic protection and its transition into a whole system of rules through the work of the International Law Commission. In this sense, these are the basic stages in the codification of rules on diplomatic protection and the United Nations contribution to the protection of the rights of foreign nationals. This article points the development of universal and regional mechanisms to protect human rights and highlights the impact of those mechanisms on traditional measures of diplomatic protection.

The United Nations International Law Commission

1990 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 122-126
Author(s):  
Robert W. Schaaf
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
International Law ◽  
18Th Century ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Legal Questions ◽  
Postal Services ◽  
The Hague ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
International Law Commission ◽  
Law Commission

Those seeking information on the United Nations’ work in systematizing the rules of public international law may find it useful to examine the latest edition of The Work of the International Law Commission (4th ed., United Nations, 1988). According to this publication, (the primary source for this column), interest in the development and codification of the rules on international law may be traced back to the late 18th century and the English philosopher Jeremy Bentham, author of Principles of International Law. From this time forward there were numerous attempts at the codification of international law, but intergovernmental regulation of general legal questions originated with the Congress of Vienna (1814–1815). Thereafter, international legal rules on various subjects were developed by different diplomatic conferences. These included such subjects as the laws of war on land and sea, pacific settlement of international disputes and the regulation of postal services and telecommunications. The Hague Peace Conferences of 1899 and 1907 stimulated the movement for codification. Efforts to promote the codification and development of international law were further advanced with the 1924 (September 22) resolution of the fifth session of the League of Nations Assembly which envisaged the establishment of a standing Committee of Experts for the Progressive Codification of International Law. After having consulted member governments and the Council, the League Assembly decided in 1927 to convene a Codification Conference which took place at The Hague in the Spring of 1930. Unfortunately, the international instruments resulting from the work of the conference were only in the one field of nationality. One further step, however, was the adoption by the League Assembly on September 25, 1931 of a major resolution on codification of international law emphasizing the need to strengthen the influence of governments at each stage in the codification process.

Yearbook of the International Law Commission, 1949. Summary Records and Documents of the First Session. New York: United Nations; Columbia University Press, 1956. pp. vi, 312. Index. $3.00. - Yearbook of the International Law Commission, 1950. Vol. I: Summary Records, Second Session, pp. x, 342, Index, $3.50; Vol. II: Documents, Second Session, pp. iv, 387, $4.00. New York: United Nations; Columbia University Press, 1957, 1958. - Yearbook of the International Law Commission, 1951. Vol. I : Summary Records, Third Session, pp. viii, 450, Index, $4.50; Vol. II : Documents, Third Session, pp. iv, 146, $1.50; New York: United Nations; Columbia University Press, 1957. - Yearbook of the International Law Commission, 1952. Vol. II: Documents, Fourth Session. New York: United Nations; Columbia University Press, 1958. pp. iv, 72. $ .70. - Yearbook of the International Law Commission, 1956. Vol. I : Summary Records, Eighth Session, pp. ii, 294, Index, $3.00; Vol. II : Documents, Eighth Session, pp. iv, 303. $3.00. New York: United Nations; Columbia University Press, 1956. - Yearbook of the International Law Commission, 1957. Vol. I : Summary Records, Ninth Session, pp. viii, 232, $2.50; Vol. II : Documents, Ninth Session, pp. iv, 147, $1.75. New York: United Nations; Columbia University Press, 1957, 1958. - Yearbook of the International Law Commission, 1958. Vol. II: Documents, Tenth Session. New York: United Nations; Columbia University Press, 1958. pp. iv, 140. $1.50.

1959 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 463-464
Author(s):  
Herbert W. Briggs
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
United Nations ◽  
International Law ◽  
Columbia University ◽  
International Law Commission ◽  
Fourth Session ◽  
Law Commission ◽  
First Session

Transboundary Harm: The International Law Commission’s Study of “International Liability”

1986 ◽  
Vol 80 (2) ◽  
pp. 305-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Barstow Magraw
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
International Law ◽  
Environmental Effects ◽  
International Community ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
International Liability ◽  
International Law Commission ◽  
Law Commission

The International Law Commission of the United Nations is currently studying a topic entitled “International Liability for Injurious Consequences Arising out of Acts Not Prohibited by International Law” (hereinafter “international liability” or “topic”). That topic has proven to be as serpentine as its title suggests and consequently is difficult to define. It is generally understood as encompassing, in particular, harmful transnational environmental effects of internationally lawful activities. This aspect alone has made the topic increasingly important, as demands on resources have intensified, technological advances have given rise to threats of widespread and even catastrophic transboundary harm, and the international community has grown more interdependent in other ways.

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