ILC

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The International Law Commission (ILC) is a United Nations body of legal experts tasked with developing and codifying international law.

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instanceOf United Nations subsidiary organ
expert body
legal body
abbreviation ILC NERFINISHED
appliesToJurisdiction international community
authorizedBy Charter of the United Nations NERFINISHED
composition independent experts
country United Nations
establishedByDocument UN General Assembly resolution 174 (II) NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork codification of international law
international law
progressive development of international law
foundedBy United Nations General Assembly NERFINISHED
hasCreated draft articles on consular relations
draft articles on diplomatic relations
draft articles on state responsibility
draft articles on succession of states
draft articles on the law of the sea
draft articles on the law of treaties
draft articles on the prevention and punishment of crimes against humanity
hasPart members
headquartersLocation Geneva
Switzerland NERFINISHED
inception 1947
languageUsed Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
legalForm subsidiary organ of the UN General Assembly
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Canton of Geneva NERFINISHED
meetsAt Palais des Nations NERFINISHED
numberOfMembers 34
parentOrganization United Nations
United Nations General Assembly NERFINISHED
partOf UN system of international law-making
produces commentaries on draft provisions
draft articles
draft conventions
purpose to promote the codification of international law
to promote the progressive development of international law
selectionCriteria recognized competence in international law
sessionFrequency annual sessions
subjectHasRole advisory body to the UN General Assembly on legal questions
typicalProcess appointment of members by the UN General Assembly
website https://legal.un.org/ilc/
workMethod special rapporteurs for specific topics

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