Yearbook of the International Law Commission 2017, Vol. II, P... - 9789211304329

Yearbook of the International Law Commission 2017, Vol. II, Part 2Author(s): United Nations International Law Commission\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: United Nations, United States\nImprint: United Nations\nISBN-13: 9789211304329, 978-9211304329\nSynopsis\nThe International Law Commission was established in 1947 with a view to carrying out the responsibility of the General Assembly, under article [tel]a) of the Charter of the United Nations, to \""initiate studies and make recommendations for the purpose of ... encouraging the progressive development of international law and its codification.\"" Since its first session in 1949, the Commission has considered a wide-range of topics of international law and made a number of proposals for its codification and progressive development, some of which have served as the basis for the subsequent adoption of major multilateral treaties. The Yearbook contains the official records of the Commission and is an indispensable tool for the preservati.