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GA/L/2871
20 October 1995


Press Release
GA/L/2871


QUESTIONS OF STATE RESPONSIBILITY AND CONCEPT OF STATE CRIMES REMAIN BEFORE SIXTH COMMITTEE

19951020 Australia Calls for Inclusion of Internal Armed Conflicts in Draft Code of Crimes

The right to undertake countermeasures and various methods of dispute settlement were discussed this afternoon as the Sixth Committee (Legal) continued discussing State responsibility and the concept of State crimes.

GA/L/2865

World Court President Urges Greater Use Of Court's Advisory Mechanism in Conflict Prevention

The draft code of crimes against the peace and security of mankind should be limited to a circumscribed list of serious international infractions, the Sixth Committee was told this morning as it continued consideration of the report of the International Law Commission. The Commission has, for several years, been elaborating the draft code.