The topics under consideration during the 73rd Session of the International Law Commission are listed here.
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Bibliography on ILC topic 4.2 : Immunity of State officials from foreign criminal jurisdiction
by UN Library & Archives Geneva
Newly updated list of selected books, articles, book chapters, and reports - with annotations added, as needed.
Note: The previous Library bibliography on this topic remains accessible for now: link to Word document.
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Bibliography on ILC topic 8.7 : Protection of the environment in relation to armed conflicts
by UN Library & Archives Geneva
Newly updated list of selected books, articles, book chapters, and reports - with annotations added, as needed.
Note: The previous Library bibliography on this topic remains accessible for now: link to Word document.
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Bibliography on ILC topic 1.14: Peremptory norms of general international law (jus cogens)
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Newly updated list of selected books, articles, book chapters, and reports - with annotations added, as needed.
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Bibliography on ILC topic 3.5 : Succession of States in respect of State responsibility
by UN Library & Archives Geneva
Newly updated list of selected books, articles, book chapters, and reports - with annotations added, as needed.
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Analytical Guide to the work of the ILC: 1.15 - General principles of law
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Bibliography on ILC topic 1.15: General principles of law
by UN Library & Archives Geneva
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Analytical Guide to the work of the ILC: 8.9 - Sea Level Rise in Relation to International Law
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by UN Library & Archives Geneva
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Climate Change Research Guide by UN Library & Archives Geneva
Resources on Climate Change and International Law by UN Library & Archives Geneva
Organized by the Legal Office of the United Nations Office at Geneva, the Seminar takes place on an annual basis and is designed for postgraduate students in international law, young scholars, government officials as well as young lawyers in the field of international law, to widen their knowledge of both the work of the International Law Commission and of the codification and progressive development of international law. It also provides an opportunity for lawyers coming from different legal systems and cultures to exchange views regarding items on the agenda of the Commission.
In connection with the seventy-third session of the International Law Commission to be held from 18 April to 3 June and 4 July to 5 August 2022, the United Nations Office at Geneva is organizing the fifty-sixth session of the International Law Seminar, to be held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland from 4 to 22 July 2022.
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