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Representation of States in their relations with international organizations

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A. Mandate
    G.A. Res.1289 (XIII) of 5 December 1958 (E, F, S, R, C, A)
B. Studies undertaken by the Secretariat and Reports of the Secretary-General

    1. 19th session of the International Law Commission (1967) 
      - The practice of the United Nations, the specialized agencies and the International Atomic Energy Agency concerning their status, privileges and immunities: study prepared by the Secretariat
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/L.118 and Add.1 and 2 (F) (in Ybk, 1967, vII (F))
    2. 20th session of the International Law Commission (1968)
       - Precedence of representatives to the United Nations: note by the Secretary-General 
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/L.129 (F) (in Ybk, 1968, vII (F))
    3. 23rd session of the International Law Commission (1971)
       - Observations and suggestions concerning the text of the draft articles on representatives of States to international organizations -Working paper submitted by the Secretariat
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/L.162/Rev.1 and Corr.1(English only)  
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/L.163 (French only) 
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/L.164 (Spanish only) 
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/L.165 (Russian only) 
(mimeograph)

      - Draft articles on representatives of States to international organizations - Differences in form between part II and part IV of the draft: note by the Secretariat
- U.N Doc. A/CN.4/L.167 (mimeograph) 
C. Reports of the Working Group or Sub-Committee
    1. 23rd session of the International Law Commission (1971)
      - Reports of the Working Group on Relations between States and International Organizations
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/L.174 and Add. 1-6 (F) (in Ybk, 1971, vII(2) (F))
      - Working Group on relations between States and international organizations- Consolidated draft articles: Text submitted by the Working Group on second reading: paragraph 2 of article 1
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/L.177 (F) (in Ybk, 1971, vI, (F), 1132nd mtg (8 July 1971))
      - Working Group on relations between States and international organizations- Consolidated draft articles: Text submitted by the Working Group on second reading: Articles 2, 4 and 11
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/L.177/Add.1 (F) (in Ybk, 1971, vI, (F), 1134th and 1135th mtgs (12 and 13 July 1971))
      - Working Group on relations between States and international organizations- Consolidated draft articles: Text submitted by the Working Group on second reading: Article 38 bis (formerly article 75)
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/L.177/Add.2 (F) (in Ybk, 1971, vI, (F), 1138th mtg (16 July 1971))
      - Working Group on relations between States and international organizations- Consolidated draft articles: Text submitted by the Working Group on second reading: Articles 81 and 82
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/L.177/Add.3 (F) (in Ybk, 1971, vI, (F), 1138th mtg (16 July 1971))
D. Reports of the Special Rapporteur
    1. Preliminary study on the scope of and approach to the topic.  
      - First Report of the Special Rapporteur, Mr. Abdullah El-Erian (15th session of the ILC (1963))
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/161 and Add.1 (F) (in Ybk, 1963, vII (F)) 
- ILC Report, A/5509 (F) (A/18/9), 1963, chp. IV(D), par.66
    2. Discussion of general problems relating to the diplomatic law of international organizations, as well as the evolution of the institution of permanent missions to international organizations (includes three draft articles relating to general provisions). 
      - Second Report of the Special Rapporteur, Mr. Abdullah El-Erian (19th session of the ILC (1967))
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/195 and Add.1 (F) (in Ybk, 1967, vII (F))
- ILC Report, A/6709/Rev.1 (F) (A/22/9), 1967, chp. III(A)(3), par.43
    3. Draft articles on the legal position of representatives of States to international organizations. 
      - Third Report of the Special Rapporteur, Mr. Abdullah El-Erian (20th session of the ILC (1968))
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/203 and Add.1-5 (F) (in Ybk, 1968, vII (F))
- ILC Report, A/7209/Rev.1 (F) (A/23/9), 1968, chp. II(A), paras. 19-20
    4. Revised draft articles with commentaries on the following topics: facilities, privileges and immunities of permanent missions to international organizations; conduct of the permanent mission and its members; and end of the functions of the Permanent representative. 
      - Fourth Report of the Special Rapporteur, Mr. Abdullah El-Erian (21st session of the ILC (1969))
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/218 and Add.1 (F) (in Ybk, 1969, vII (F))
- ILC Report, A/7610/Rev.1 (F) (A/24/10), 1969, chp. II(A)(1), paras.11-12
    5. Draft articles on permanent observers of non-member States to international organizations (part III) and delegations to organs of international organizations and to conferences convened by international organizations (part IV). 
      - Fifth Report of the Special Rapporteur, Mr. Abdullah El-Erian (22nd session of the ILC (1970))
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/227 and Add.1 and 2 (F) (in Ybk, 1970, vII (F)) 
- ILC Report, A/8010/Rev.1 (F) (A/25/10), 1970, chp. II(A)(I), paras.14, 15
    6. Summary of written comments of Governments and the secretariats of UN specialized agencies, etc. Includes proposals for the revision of the articles. 
      - Sixth Report of the Special Rapporteur, Mr. Abdullah El-Erian (23rd session of the ILC (1971))
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/241 and Add.1-6 (F) (in Ybk, 1971, vII(1) (F)) 
- ILC Report, A/8410/Rev.1 (F) (A/26/10), 1971, chp. II(A)(1), par.38
E. Reports of the Drafting Committee
    1. 20th session of the International Law Commission (1968) 
      - Texts adopted by the Drafting Committee: arts.1, 2, 4, 4 bis, 5-9, 9 bis, 10-20
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/L.130 and Add.1 and Corr.1 and Add.2-6 (mimeograph)
      - Text of articles 2, 4 bis and 4 ter adopted by the Drafting Committee on second reading
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/L.131 and Add.1 (mimeograph)
    2. 21st session of the International Law Commission (1969) 
      - Texts of articles 22 to 49 and of a new article
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/L.139 and Corr.2, Add.1-8, Add.9 and Corr.1 and Add.10 (mimeograph)
    3. 22nd session of the International Law Commission (1970)
      - Draft articles on representatives of States to international organizations (parts III and IV): text of articles 0 and 51 to 83 adopted by the Drafting Committee
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/L.150 and Add.1-5, 6 and Corr.1, 7-8 (mimeograph)
      - Draft articles on representatives of States to international organizations (parts III and IV): text of article 57 bis adopted by the Drafting Committee on third reading
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/L.153 (mimeograph)
    4. 23rd session of the International Law Commission (1971) 
      - Texts adopted by the Drafting Committee: Articles 6-27, 27 bis, 28-33, 35-44 and 46-49
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/L.168 and Corr.2 and 3 (F) (in Ybk, 1971, vI, (F), 1110th to 1116th mtgs (1 June to 9 June 1971))
      - Text adopted by the Drafting Committee: Article 45
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/L.168/Add.1 (F) (in Ybk, 1971, vI, (F), 1114th mtg (7 June 1971))
      - Texts adopted by the Drafting Committee: Articles 52-57, 57 bis, 58-62, 62 bis, 63 and 64
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/L.168/Add.2 and Corr.1 and 2 (F) (in Ybk, 1971, vI, (F), 1116th, 1118th and 1119th mtgs (9, 15, and 16 June 1971))
      - Texts adopted by the Drafting Committee: Articles 49 bis and 77 bis
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/L.168/Add.3 (F) (in Ybk, 1971, vI, (F), 1119th mtgs (16 June 1971))
      - Texts adopted by the Drafting Committee: Articles 65, 66, 66 bis, 67, 67 bis and 68-77
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/L.168/Add.4 (F) (in Ybk, 1971, vI, (F), 1122nd and 1123rd mtgs (21 and 22 June 1971))
      - Texts adopted by the Drafting Committee: Articles 81-86
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/L.168/Add.5 (F) (in Ybk, 1971, vI, (F), 1123rd and 1124th mtgs (22 and 25 June 1971))
      - Texts adopted by the Drafting Committee: Articles 87 and 89-101
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/L.168/Add.6 (F) (in Ybk, 1971, vI, (F), 1124th to 1126th mtgs (25 to 30 June 1971))
      - Texts adopted by the Drafting Committee: Articles 102-108, 110-116 and 116 bis
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/L.168/Add.7 (F) (in Ybk, 1971, vI, (F), 1126th and 1127th mtgs (30 June and 1 July 1971))
      - Text of article 12 adopted on second reading by the Drafting Committee
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/L.170 (F) (in Ybk, 1971, vI, (F), 1114th mtg (7 June 1971))
      - Texts of articles 25, 32 and 52 adopted on second reading by the Drafting Committee and recommendation concerning article 6
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/L.170/Add.1 (F) (in Ybk, 1971, vI, (F), 1118th mtg (15 June 1971))
      - Articles 49 bis and 77 bis adopted on second reading by the Drafting Committee
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/L.170/Add.2 (F) (in Ybk, 1971, vI, (F), 1121st mtg (18 June 1971))
      - Text of article 81 adopted on second reading by the Drafting Committee and recommendation concerning article 83
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/L.170/Add.3 (F) (in Ybk, 1971, vI, (F),1124th mtg (25 June 1971))
      - Report of the Drafting Committee on article 34
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/L.172 (F) (in Ybk, 1971, vI, (F), 1117th mtg (14 June 1971))
F. Comments by Governments
    1. 22nd session of the International Law Commission (1970) 
      - Observations of Member States on the provisional draft of twenty-one articles on representatives of States to international organizations, adopted by the Commission at its twentieth session
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/221 (F) and Corr.1 (F) and Add.1 (F)
    2. 23rd session of the International Law Commission (1971) 
      - Observations of Member States, Switzerland and the secretariats of the United Nations, the specialized agencies and the International Atomic Energy Agency on the draft articles on representatives of States to international organizations, adopted by the International Law Commission at its twentieth, twenty-first and twenty-second sessions
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/221 and Corr.1 and Add.1 (in ILC Report, A/8410/Rev.1 (F) (A/26/10), 1971, annex I)   
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/238 and Add.1-2 (F) (in ILC Report, A/8410/Rev.1 (F) (A/26/10), 1971, annex I)   
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/239 and Add.1-3 (F) (in ILC Report, A/8410/Rev.1 (F) (A/26/10), 1971, annex I)   
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/240 and Add.1-7 (F) (in ILC Report, A/8410/Rev.1 (F) (A/26/10), 1971, annex I)
G. Other
    1. 15th session of the International Law Commission (1963) 
      - Scope and order of future work on the subject of relations between States and inter-governmental organizations: Working paper by Mr. Abdullah El-Erian, Special Rapporteur
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/L.103 (F) (in Ybk, 1963, vII (F))
- ILC Report, A/5509 (F) (A/18/9), 1963, chp. IV(D), par.66
    2. 16th session of the International Law Commission (1964)
      - Working paper prepared by Mr. Abdullah El-Erian, Special Rapporteur
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/L.104 (F) (see ILC Report, A/5809 (F) (A/19/9), 1964, chp. V(A), par.41)
    3. 21st session of the International Law Commission (1969)
      - Working paper prepared by Mr. Abdullah El-Erian, Special Rapporteur
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/L.136 (mimeograph)
      - Draft articles on representatives of States to international organizations: Mr. R. Kearney: amendment to article 44
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/L.137 (mimeograph)
      - Draft articles on representatives of States to international organizations: Mr. R. Kearney: amendment to article 44
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/L.140 (mimeograph)
      - Draft articles on representatives of States to international organizations: Mr. A.J. Tammes: amendment to article 49
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/L.141 (mimeograph)
      - Draft articles on representatives of States to international organizations: Mr. R. Kearney: amendment to the new article submitted by the Drafting Committee in document A/CN.4/L.139/Add.9 and Corr.1
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/L.142 and Corr.1 and 2 (mimeograph)
      - Draft articles on representatives of States to international organizations: text of articles 47 and 48 as adopted provisionally by the International Law Commission at its 1032nd and 1034th meetings respectively
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/L.149 and Add.1 (mimeograph)
    4. 22nd session of the International Law Commission (1970)
      - Working paper prepared by Mr. Abdullah El-Erian, Special Rapporteur
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/L.151 (mimeograph)  
- ILC Report, A/8010/Rev.1 (A/25/10), 1970, chp. II(A)(I), par.14
    5. 23rd session of the International Law Commission (1971) 

- Working paper prepared by Mr. Abdullah El-Erian, Special Rapporteur

- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/L.166 (F) (in Ybk, 1971, vII(2) (F))
- ILC Report, A/8410/Rev.1 (A/26/10), 1970, chp. II(A)(I), paras. 38 - 39

      - Amendments proposed by Mr. Kearney to articles 50, 50 bis, and 50 ter
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/L.169 (F) (in Ybk, 1971, vI, (F),1119th mtg (16 June 1971))
      - Working paper prepared by Mr. Abdullah El-Erian, Special Rapporteur: Question of the inclusion in article 50 of a provision on the settlement of disputes
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/L.171 (F) (in Ybk, 1971, vII(2) (F))
- ILC Report, A/8410/Rev.1 (A/26/10), 1970, chp. II(A)(I), paras. 38 - 39
      - Working paper prepared by Mr. Abdullah El-Erian, Special Rapporteur: Draft articles on observer delegations of States to organs and to conferences
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/L.173 (F) (in Ybk, 1971, vII(2) (F))
- ILC Report, A/8410/Rev.1 (A/26/10), 1970, chp. II(A)(I), paras. 38 - 39
      - Amendment proposed by Mr. Kearney to alternative A of article 100 as submitted by the Drafting Committee (A/CN.4/L.168/Add.6)
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/L.175 (F) (in Ybk, 1971, vI (F), 1125th mtg (3 June 1971))
      - Draft articles on the representation of States in their relations with international organizations, with annex 
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/L.181 and Add.1 (mimeograph)
H. Reports of the International Law Commission

    1. Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its eleventh session, 20 April to 26 June 1959  
      - The Commission took note of the General Assembly resolution 1289(XIII) of 5 December 1958 placing the topic on the agenda of the Commission. It resolved that in due course consideration would be given to the matter.
- ILC Report, A/4169 (F) (A/14/9), 1959, chp. IV(IV), par.48  
- Ybk, 1959, vII (F)
    2. Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its fourteenth session, 24 April to 29 June 1962  
      - The Commission appointed Mr. El-Erian Special Rapporteur for the topic, and requested him to submit a report at its next session.
- ILC Report, A/5209 (F) (A/17/9), 1962, chp. IV(IV), par.75  
- Ybk, 1962, vII (F)
    3. Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its fifteenth session, 6 May to 12 July 1963  
      - The Commission held a general discussion of the Special Rapporteur's report and asked him to continue his work and prepare a second report containing a set of draft articles.  
      -Discussion in Plenary: 717th (F) and 718th (F) mtgs (9 and 10 July 1963)
- ILC Report, A/5509 (F) (A/18/9), 1963, chp. IV(D), par.66  
- Ybk, 1963, vI
(F)

-Ybk, 1963, vI (F)

    4. Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its sixteenth session, 11 May to 24 July 1964  
      - The Commission agreed that, while the topic had a broad scope, the question of diplomatic law in its application to relations between States and inter-governmental organizations should receive priority.  
      - Discussion in Plenary: 755th (F), 756th (F) and 757th (F) mtgs (30 June to 2 July 1964)
- ILC Report, A/5809 (F) (A/19/9), 1964, chp. V(A), paras.41 and 42  
- Ybk, 1964, vII
(F)

-Ybk, 1964, vI (F)
    5. Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its nineteenth session, 6 May to 14 July 1967  
      - The Commission was unable to discuss the Special Rapporteur's second report.
- ILC Report, A/6709/Rev.1 (F) (A/22/9), 1967, chp. III(A)(3), par.43  
- Ybk, 1967, vII (F)
- ILC Report, A/7209/Rev.1 (F) (A/23/9), 1968, chp. II, paras. 9-28
- Ybk, 1968, vII
(F)

-Ybk, 1968, vI (F)

- ILC Report, A/7610/Rev.1 (F) (A/24/10), 1969, chp. II, paras. 9-19
- Ybk, 1969, vII
(F)

-Ybk, 1969, vI (F)

- ILC Report, A/8010/Rev.1 (F) (A/25/10), 1970, chp. II, paras.12-26  
- Ybk, 1970, vII (F)


-Ybk, 1970, vI
(F)

- ILC Report, A/8410/Rev.1 (F) (A/26/10), 1971, chp. II, paras. 9-60  
- Ybk, 1971, vII(I)
(F)
  
  
  
  
  
 -Ybk, 1971, vI (F)
I. General Assembly Action
    Res. 2501 (XXIV) of 12 November 1969 (E, F, S, R, C,