The International Law Commission
was established by the United Nations General Assembly
in 1948 for the "promotion of the progressive development of international law and its codification."
It holds an annual session at the United Nations Office at Geneva
Several attempts have been made in the effort to codify international law. The work which led to the International Law Commission was begun in the Resolution of the Assembly of the League of Nations
of 22 September 1924, which established the Committee of Experts for the Progressive Codification of International Law
, consisting of 17 members, for the purpose of making recommendations as to which issues required to be addressed in international law and the steps desirable to that end. The committee's work led to the League of Nations Codification Conference of 1930
, which dealt mainly with the issues of nationality laws, territorial waters and state responsibility to damage caused to foreign nationals.
The United Nations adopted many concepts of the League's resolution in Article 13, Paragraph 1 of the Charter of the United Nations, which stated:<blockquote>"1. The General Assembly shall initiate studies and make recommendations for the purpose of: a. ... encouraging the progressive development of international law and its codification."</blockquote>On December 11, 1946, The General Assembly passed Resolution 94, which called to... Read More