The Current And Future Work Of The International Law Commission

Friday/Saturday, 4-5 November EST 2022, FIU College of Law, Miami

The FIU College of Law (“FIU Law”), together with the Center for International Law and Policy in Africa (“CILPA”), convened a two-day symposium in Miami, Florida on Friday/Saturday November 4 and 5, 2022 to discuss the current and future work of the International Law Commission.

The International Law Commission (“ILC” or “Commission”) is mandated to assist United Nations member States with the promotion of the progressive development of international law and its codification. The ILC is widely recognized for the key role it has played assisting the UN General Assembly with the fulfillment of that responsibility, which is rooted in Article 13 of the United Nations Charter, and mandates the latter to promote international cooperation in the political field and to initiate studies with the view to promoting the progressive development and codification of international law. The Commission’s draft articles, for which it came to be widely known, frequently served as the negotiating basis for many treaties concluded by States in critical areas of international law especially in the period between the 1950s and the 1970s. These range from the law of treaties to the law of the sea, and to the law of diplomatic and consular relations. Some of the treaties concluded on the basis of the ILC’s draft articles today serve as foundations for the smooth conduct of international relations.