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Diplomatic Intercourse and Immunities

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A. Mandate
    - Selected by the Commission in 1949 as one of the topics ripe for codification.  
    - G.A. Res. 685 (VII) of 5 December 1952 (E, F, S, R, C)
B. Studies undertaken by the Secretariat and Reports of the Secretary-General
    1. 5th session of the International Law Commission (1953)
      - Note by the Secretariat

- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/73 (F)

    2. 8th session of the International Law Commission (1956)
      - Memorandum prepared by the Secretariat

- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/98 (F) (in Ybk, 1956, vII (F))
C. Reports of the Working Group or Sub-Committee
    None
D. Reports of the Special Rapporteur
    1. Proposed draft articles with commentaries, divided into three chapters: diplomatic relations in general; diplomatic privileges and immunities; and the activities of the diplomatic agent.  
      - Report of the Special Rapporteur, Mr. A.E.F. Sandström, (7th session of the ILC (1955))
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/91 (F) (in Ybk, 1955, vII)
    2. Further articles concerning diplomatic intercourse and immunities, proposed by the Special Rapporteur 
      - Articles proposed by A.E.F. Sandström, Special Rapporteur (10th session of the ILC (1958))
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/116/Add.1 and 2 (F) (in Ybk, 1958, vII (F)) 
- ILC Report, A/3859 (F) (A/13/9), 1958, chp. III(I), par.49
E. Reports of the Drafting Committee
    None
F. Comments by Governments
    1. 10th session of the International Law Commission (1958)
      - Comments by Governments on the draft articles concerning diplomatic intercourse and immunities adopted by the International Law Commission at its ninth session in 1957
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/114 and Add.1-6 (F) (in ILC Report, A/3859 (F) (A/13/9), 1958, annex)  See too A/CN.4/116 (F)
- ILC Report, A/3859 (F) (A/13/9), 1958, chp. III(I), par.48 (in Ybk, 1958, vII (F))
G. Other
    None
H. Reports of the International Law Commission
    1. Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its fifth session, 1 June to 14 August 1953 
      - The Commission considered the General Assembly's request to undertake the codification of the topic "Diplomatic intercourse and immunities", but decided to postpone a decision on the matter until its next session.
- ILC Report, A/2456 (A/8/9), 1953, chp. V(III), para.170 
- Ybk, 1953, vII
    2. Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its sixth session, 3 June to 28 July 1954 
      - The Commission appointed Mr. A.E.F. Sandström as Special Rapporteur for the topic. 
      - Discussion in Plenary: 279th mtg (27 July 1954) 
- ILC Report, A/2693 (A/9/9), 1954, chp. V(I), par.73 
- Ybk, 1954, vII 

- Ybk, 1954, vI
    3. Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its seventh session, 2 May to 8 July 1955 
      - Consideration of the item was postponed until the next session.
- ILC Report, A/2934 (A/10/9), 1955, chp. I(III), par.9 
- Ybk, 1955, vII
    4. Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its eighth session, 23 April to 4 July 1956 
      - Consideration of the item was postponed until the next session.
- ILC Report, A/3159 (F) (A/11/9), 1956, chp. I(III), par.6 
- Ybk, 1956, vII (F)
- ILC Report, A/3623 (F) (A/12/9), 1957, chp. II, paras. 8-16 
- Ybk, 1957, vII (F)
 
 
 
 - Ybk, 1957, vI (F)
- ILC Report, A/3859 (F) (A/13/9), 1958, chp. III, paras. 44-53 
- Ybk, 1958, vII (F)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 - Ybk, 1958, vI (F)
I. General Assembly Action
    None
J. Final Outcome
        - Recommended that the draft articles be recommended to Member States with a view to the conclusion of a convention.
- ILC Report, A/3859 (F) (A/13/9), 1958, chp. III, par.50 
- Ybk, 1958, vII (F)
    General Assembly
      Res.1288 (XIII) of 5 December 1958 (E, F, S, R, C, A)
        - Invited Member States to submit their comments on the draft articles concerning diplomatic intercourse and immunities.
      Res. 1450 (XIV) of 7 December 1959 (E, F, S, R, C, A)
        - Decided to convoke an international conference of plenipotentiaries to consider the question of diplomatic intercourse and immunities and to embody the results of its work in an international convention, together with such ancillary instruments as may be necessary.1

(back) 1. The United Nations Conference on Diplomatic Intercourse and Immunities met in Vienna from 2 March to 14 April 1961. It adopted the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations as well as Optional Protocols on the acquisition of Nationality and on the Compulsory Settlement of Disputes.

 

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