Sixth Committee

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GA/L/3139

ADDITIONAL MEETINGS FOR CRIMINAL COURT'S PREPARATORY COMMISSION RECOMMENDED BY ASSEMBLY'S LEGAL COMMITTEE

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GA/L/3138

LEGAL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS NEW ANTI-TERRORISM CONVENTION MAKING IT A CRIME TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR TERRORIST ACTS

Member States would be urged by the General Assembly to sign and ratify an international convention designed to cut off the sources of funding for terrorist activities, according to a draft resolution approved without a vote this morning by the Sixth Committee (Legal).

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GA/L/3137

LEGAL COMMITTEE APPROVES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR WORK OF CHARTER COMMITTEE; CONTINUES DEBATE ON MEASURES TO COMBAT TERRORISM

A draft resolution on the future work of the Special Committee on the United Nations Charter, approved this morning by the Sixth Committee (Legal), would envisage a shorter than usual session for the Charter Committee.

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GA/L/3136

LEGAL COMMITTEE SALUTES ACHIEVEMENTS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW DECADE; CONTINUES DEBATE ON ANTI-TERRORISM MEASURES

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GA/L/3135

LEGAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS CITE OWN ENCOUNTERS WITH INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM; PROPOSE WORLD CONFERENCE, COMPREHENSIVE INSTRUMENT TO COMBAT IT

As speaker after speaker in the Sixth Committee (Legal) this morning stressed that international terrorism was a universal scourge demanding concerted international cooperation on several fronts, a number of States cited their own experiences of terrorism.

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GA/L/3134

SPEAKERS IN LEGAL COMMITTEE JUDGE TEXT ON FINANCING TERRORISM READY FOR ADOPTION

Speakers in the Sixth Committee (Legal) this afternoon expressed overwhelming support for a draft international convention on suppression of the financing of terrorism, and urged the committee to approve the text at this session.

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GA/L/3133

LEGAL COMMITTEE URGES ATTENTION TO PLIGHT OF THIRD STATES AFFECTED BY SECURITY COUNCIL SANCTIONS

The General Assembly would ask the Secretary-General to continue work on ways to help third States affected by Security Council sanctions, by a draft resolution approved by the Sixth Committee (Legal) this morning.

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GA/L/3132

LEGAL COMMITTEE WOULD HAVE STATES SUBSCRIBE TO UNCITRAL REGIMES AND HELP EXPEDITE WORK OF WORLD COURT

Also Discusses Amending Administrative Tribunal Statute To Raise Standards for Judges and Ensure Their Independence

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GA/L/3131

LEGAL COMMITTEE DISCUSSES WAYS TO IMPROVE COOPERATION WITH INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION

Proposals Include Informal Meetings with Experts, Split Sessions

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GA/L/3129

WORK OF INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION CONTINUES TO BE SUBJECT OF DISCUSSION IN SIXTH COMMITTEE

Debate Focuses on Approaches to Unilateral Acts, Transboundary Harm

The Sixth Committee continued its discussion of the International Law Commission’s report, focusing primarily on the chapters covering unilateral acts of State and prevention of transboundary harm.