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Immunity of State officials from foreign criminal jurisdiction

last update: 3 September 2008
A. Mandate

- 2006 recommendation of the Working-Group on the long-term programme of work
- 2007 decision to include the topic in its programme of work
- G.A. Res.62/66 of 6 December 2007

B. Studies undertaken by the Secretariat and Reports of the Secretary-General
    None
C. Reports of the Working Group or Sub-Committee

None

D. Reports of the Special Rapporteur
    1. Preliminary report on immunity of State officials from foreign criminal jurisdiction.  Discussion of the history of the consideration of the question of immunity of State officials from foreign jurisdiction by the International Law Commission and the Institute of International Law. Consideration of preliminary issues (sources, immunity and jurisdiction) as well as of issues to be considered in defining the scope (boundaries of the topic and persons covered).
      - Preliminary Report of the Special Rapporteur, Mr. Roman Anatolevich Kolodkin (60th session of the ILC (2008))
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/601 (F, S, R, C, A)
E. Reports of the Drafting Committee
    None
F. Comments by Governments
    None 
G. Other
    None
H. Reports of the International Law Commission
    1. Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its Fifty-ninth session, 7 May to 5 June and 9 July to 10 August 2007   
      - Decided to include the topic in its current programme of work and appointed Roman A. Kolodkin as Special Rapporteur .  
      - Discussion in Plenary: 2940th (F) mtg (20 July 2007) 
- ILC Report, A/62/10, 2007, Chp. X.A.4, para.376
I. General Assembly Action
    Res. 62/66 of 6 December 2007
      - Took note of the decision of the International Law Commission to include the topic in its programme of work.

 

J. Final Outcome

Work in progress

 

 



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