REVUE : "Assessing the International Law Commission: The Past, Present, and Future", Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law (vol. 27, 2023)

Erika de WET, Kathrin Maria SCHERR

The latest volume of the Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law (vol. 27, 2023) is dedicated to the topic "Assessing the International Law Commission: The Past, Present, and Future."

Thematic Forum: Assessing the International Law Commission: The Past, Present, and Future

Kathrin Maria Scherr, Sai Sathyanarayanan Venkatesh, Interview: In Conversation with Professor Giorgio Gaja
Omri Sender, Two Views of the International Law Commission: A Conversation with Professor Alain Pellet and Sir Michael Wood

 

Thematic Articles

Christiane Ahlborn, The Meaning of Codification and Progressive Development in the International Law Commission’s Mandate – Time for a Review?

Fenella Billing, 75 Years of Progressive Legal Development by the International Law Commission: The Contribution to Regulation of Search and Rescue of Refugees and Migrants at Sea

Martha M. Bradley, Quillene M. Vertue, Danielle Crafford, Protecting the Environment during Non-International Armed Conflicts: The International Law Commission’s perac Principles as a Blueprint for Deeds of Commitment

Teresa M. Cabrita, The European Union’s Engagement with the United Nations International Law Commission: Process, Principles and Purpose
Rishi Gulati, The International Law Commission’s Work on the Topic of the Settlement of Disputes to which International Organizations Are Parties: The Need for a Meaningful Outcome
Felix Herbert, The ILC’s Function beyond Codification and Progressive Development: Catalysing Customary International Lawmaking
Jessica Joly Hébert, Consent and the Law of State Responsibility: Going beyond the ILC’s Qualification of Consent as a Circumstance Precluding Wrongfulness
Marja Lehto, Throughout the Conflict Cycle: International Law Commission Principles on Protection of the Environment in Relation to Armed Conflicts
Rodolfo Ribeiro C. Marques, The International Law Commission and the Development of International Migration Law
Arnold N. Pronto, The Reception by the Sixth Committee of the Output of the International Law Commission
Aniruddha Rajput, The ‘Hybrid’ Nature of the International Law Commission
Penelope Ridings, Women and the International Law Commission: Knocking at the Door of Gender Diversity
Yejoon Rim, The Authority of the Work of the International Law Commission and Its Final Form
Eran Sthoeger, The International Law Commission: Dispute Settlement and Dispute Settlement Clauses
Patricia Galvão Teles, Juan Francisco Padin, The Contribution of the International Law Commission to the Development of the Nuremberg Principles and Its Continuing Relevance regarding the Fight against Impunity and the Consolidation of International Criminal Law

 

Articles on the Law and Practise of the United Nations (General Section)

Mohamed S. Helal, Coercion in Cyberspace – Taking Stock of the Debate
Radhika Kapoor, A Transparency Deficit and an Equity Deficit: The Need to Reform the UN Security Council’s Sanctions Committees
Patryk I. Labuda, International Law after the Russo-Ukrainian War: From the Zeitenwende to Multipolarity
Tiyanjana Maluwa, The Ukraine War and the Paralysis of the Security Council: Ramifications for Africa’s Common Position on Security Council Reform
Jessie Phyffer, Establishing the Erga Omnes Character of the Obligation to Prevent Transboundary Environmental Harm

 

Reports and Documents

Update on the Law and Practice of the United Nations - Statement by Mr. Miguel de Serpa to the International Law Commission (2024)