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Consular Intercourse and Immunities

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A. Mandate
    At its first session, in 1949, the Commission selected the subject of consular intercourse and immunities as one of the topics the codification of which it considered desirable and feasible.
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. Report on consular intercourse and immunities divided into two parts. The first part deals with the historical development of the subject; the codification of consular law; the general nature of the consular mission; honorary consuls and consuls otherwise gainfully employed; questions of method; and questions of terminology. The second part contains a set of draft provisional articles on consular intercourse and immunities.  
      - Report of the Special Rapporteur, Jaroslav Žourek (9th session of the ILC (1957))
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/108 (F) (in Ybk, 1957, vII (F))
    2. Second report focusing on the personal inviolability of consuls and the most-favoured-nation clause as applied to consular intercourse and immunities, and containing thirteen additional articles. 
      - Second report of the Special Rapporteur, Jaroslav Žourek (12th session of the ILC (1960))
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/131 (F) (in Ybk, 1960, vII (F)) 
- ILC Report, A/4425 (F) (A/15/9), 1960, chp. II(I), par.17
    3. Analysis of the comments made by the Government of member States and new proposals submitted by the Special Rapporteur in the light of those comments. 
      - Third report of the Special Rapporteur, Jaroslav Žourek (13th session of the ILC (1961))
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/137 (F) (in Ybk, 1961, vII (F)) 
- ILC Report, A/4843 (F) (A/16/9), 1961, chp. II(I), par.25
E. Reports of the Drafting Committee
    None
F. Comments by Governments
    1. 13th session of the International Law Commission (1961)
      - Comments by Governments on the Draft Articles concerning consular intercourse and immunities adopted by the International Law Commission at its twelfth session in 1960
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/136 and Add.1-11 (F) (in ILC Report, A/4843 (F)) (A/16/9), 1961, annex)  
- ILC Report, A/4843 (F) (A/16/9), 1961, chp. II(I), paras.24-25
G. Other
    1. 11th session of the International Law Commission (1959)
      - Proposals and comments submitted by Mr. Alfred Verdross regarding the draft provisional articles on consular intercourse and immunities
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/L.79 (F) (in Ybk, 1959, vII (F))
      - Proposals and comments submitted by Mr. Georges Scelle regarding the draft provisional articles on consular intercourse and immunities
- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/L.82 (F) (in Ybk, 1959, vII (F))
    2. 12th session of the International Law Commission (1960)
      - Provisional draft articles submitted by Jaroslav Žourek, Special Rapporteur

- U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/L.86 (F) (in Ybk, 1960, vII (F))- ILC Report, A/4425 (A/15/9), 1960, chp. II(I), par.17
H. Reports of the International Law Commission
    1. Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its seventh session, 2 May to 8 July 1955 
      - The Commission appointed Mr. Jaroslav Žourek as Special Rapporteur on "consular intercourse and immunities".
      - Discussion in plenary: 327th and 330th mtgs (5 and 8 July 1955)

- ILC Report, A/2934 (A/10/9), 1955, chp. IV(IV), par.34 
- Ybk, 1955, vII

- Ybk, 1955, vI
    2. Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its eighth session, 23 April to 4 July 1956 
      - The Commission considered a number of questions submitted in a paper by the Special Rapporteur with a view to obtaining the opinion of members thereon for his guidance in the preparation of his report for the next session. The Special Rapporteur was requested to continue his work in the light of the debate. 
      - Discussion in plenary: 373rd (F) and 374th (F) mtgs (22 and 25 June 1956)
- ILC Report, A/3159 (F) (A/11/9), 1956, chp. III(III), par.36 
- Ybk, 1956, vII (F)
 
 

- Ybk, 1956, vI (F)

    3. Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its ninth session, 23 April to 28 June 1957 
      - Due to time constraints the Commission was unable to discuss the report of the Special Rapporteur.
- ILC Report, A/3623 (F) (A/12/9), 1957, chp. III(III), par.20 
- Ybk, 1957, vII (F)
    4. Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its tenth session, 28 April to 4 July 1958 
      - Towards the end of the session, the Commission began discussion of the report on this subject submitted by the Special Rapporteur, at the previous session. After an exposé by the Special Rapporteur, and a general exchange of views on the subject as a whole, and also on the first article, the Commission deferred further consideration of the report until the next session. 
      - Discussion in plenary: 468th (F), 469th (F) and 470th (F) mtgs (20 to 24 June 1958)
- ILC Report, A/3859 (F) (A/13/9), 1958, chp. IV(III), par.56 
- Ybk, 1958, vII (F)
 



- Ybk, 1958, vI (F)

- ILC Report, A/4169 (F) (A/14/9), 1959, chp. III, paras.21-42 
- Ybk, 1959, vII (F)
 
 
 - Ybk, 1959, vI (F)
- ILC Report, A/4425 (F) (A/15/9), 1960, chp. II, paras.8-28 
- Ybk, 1960, vII (F)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 - Ybk, 1960, vI (F)
- ILC Report, A/4843 (F) (A/16/9), 1961, chp. II, paras.8-37 
- Ybk, 1961, vII (F)
 
 

 

 

- Ybk, 1961, vI (F)

I. General Assembly Action
    None
J. Final Outcome
        - Recommended that the General Assembly convene an international conference of plenipotentiaries to study the Commission's draft on consular relations and conclude one or more conventions on the subject.
- ILC Report, A/4843 (F) (A/16/9), 1961, chp. II(II), par.27 
- Ybk, 1961, vII (F)
    General Assembly
      Res. 1685 (XVI) of 18 December 1961 (E, F, S, R, C, A)
        - Decided to convene an international conference of plenipotentiaries to consider the question of consular relations and to embody the results of its work in an international convention and such other instruments as it may deem appropriate.1
      Res. 1813 (XVII) of 18 December 1962 (E, F, S, R, C, A)
        - Requested the Secretary-General to transmit to the conference of plenipotentiaries the summary records and documentation relating to the consideration of this item at the Assembly’s seventeenth session, and invited States intending to participate in the conference to submit to the Secretary-General as soon as possible, for circulation to Governments, any amendment to the draft articles which they might wish to propose in advance of the conference.

(back) 1. The United Nations Conference on Consular Relations met in Vienna from 4 March to 22 April 1963. It adopted the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations as well as Optional Protocols on the acquisition of Nationality and on the Compulsory Settlement of Disputes.

 

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