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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 CrimesThe 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.
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GA/L/2870
AGGRIEVED STATES SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO TAKE LAW INTO THEIR OWN HANDS, LEGAL COMMITTEE TOLD
19951020 India Warns of Danger in Countermeasures; Debate on Law Commission's Report Continues, with Review of State Responsibility
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GA/L/2869
LEGAL COMMITTEE CONTINUES DISCUSSION OF STATE RESPONSIBILITY, LIABILITY
19951019 Eleven Speakers Address Issues of Transboundary Injury Caused by Legal Acts, Definition of International Crimes, Dispute Settlement
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GA/L/2868
SIXTH COMMITTEE CONTINUES CONSIDERING REPORT OF INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION
19951018 Discusses State Responsibility and Liability For Acts Not Prohibited by International LawAggression was a classic crime against mankind, stated the representative of Algeria. Rather than undertaking the "pointless exercise" of seeking to define that crime, the International Law Commission should rely on the definition established by the General Assembly in its resolution 3314 (XXIX).
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.