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Protection of persons in the event of disasters

last update: 27 August 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

    1. 60th session of the International Law Commission (2008)  
      - Memorandum by the Secretariat
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/590 (F, S, R, C, A) and Add.1 (F, S, R, C, A), 2 (F, S, R, C, A) and 3 (E only)
C. Reports of the Working Group or Sub-Committee 
    None
D. Reports of the Special Rapporteur 
    1. Discussion of the background to the inclusion of the report in the work programme of the Commission, the applicable sources, the scope of the topic and the possible eventual form of the outcome of the Commission's work
      - Preliminary report of the Special Rapporteur, Mr. Eduardo Valencia-Ospina (60th session of the ILC (2008))
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/598 (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 Eduardo Valencia-Ospina as Special Rapporteur .  
      - Discussion in Plenary: 2929th (F) mtg (1 June 2007) 
- ILC Report, A/62/10, 2007, Chp. X.A.4, para.375
   
I. General Assembly Action 
    Res. 62/66 of 6 December 2007 (E, F, S, R, C, A)
      - 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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