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1 Progressive Codification of International Law 1 (1930)

handle is hein.hoil/progcil0001 and id is 1 raw text is: [Distributed to the Members of Official No: A. 82. 1930. V. the League, the Assembly and the Council.j Geneva, October 2nd, 1930. LEAGUE OF NATIONS PROGRESSIVE CODIFICATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW. REPORT BY THE FIRST COMMITTEE. Rapporteur: M. GIANNINT (Italy). The items on the agenda of the First Committee were so important that the Committee has had very little time to examine carefully the questions connected with the progressive codification of international law, and, in particular, the suggestions which, as a result of experience gained at the first Codification Conference, that Conference embodied in its Final Act. Moreover, several proposals have been submitted to the Committee, either in connection with special questions-for instance, the proposal of M. Ferrara, the delegate for Cuba-or regarding the further action to be taken in the matter of codification, and particularly the procedure, to be followed for the preparation of new conferences (draft resolution of the Irish delegation, draft resolution of the British, French, German, Greek and Italian delegations, with amendments proposed by the Belgian, Italian, Norwegian and Swedish delegations). As these proposals related to the substance of the question, the Committee thought that there was insufficient time to examine them adequately, and finally agreed on the following proposal, which it submits to the Assembly for approval: Draft Resolution. The Assembly has taken note of the work of the Conference which was held at The Hague in March and April 1930, as a result of the initiative taken by the Assembly by its resolution of September 22nd, 1924, regarding the progressive codification of international law, It reaffirms the great interest taken by the League of Nations in the development of international law, inter alia, by codification, and considers it to be one of the most important tasks of the League to further such development by all the means in its power. The recommendations made by the Conference contain suggestions of the highest value, and must be taken into account in examining what would be the best methods for continuing the work which has been begun, The Assembly accordingly decides to adjourn the question to its next session, and requests the Council, in the meanwhile, to invite the Members of the League of Nations and the non-Member States to communicate to it, if they so desire, their observations on these suggestions, in order that these observations may be taken into consideration by the Assembly. S* * Since the proposals submitted by the various delegations represented different points of view, and since they certainly merit discussion (possibly at the next Assembly), they have been set out in the form of an annex to the present report. The draft resolution submitted to the Assembly calls for some explanation. We take note of the work of the Hague Conference and reaffirm the interest taken by the League of Nations in the development of international law, inter alia, by codification, considering such development to be one of the most important tasks that the League has to accomplish. As the Minutes of the Hague Conference have not yet been printed, and as they must be studied before an idea can be formed of the result of the work and the action to be taken thereon; and as, moreover, the Conference made recommendations containing suggestions as to the best method to be followed for future conferences, the Committee feels that, although it is obliged to propose the adjournment of this question until the next Assembly, no time should be lost. The interval between the two Assemblies might, indeed, be usefully employed by requesting the Council to notify those States which took part in the Conference to communicate to it, if they so desire, their observations on the above-mentioned suggestions, in order that these observations may be taken into consideration by the next Assembly. S. d. N. 2.o05 (F.) 1.625 (A.) 1o/30. Imp. Kundig. Series of League of Nations Publications V. LEGAL 1930. V. 24.

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