Examples of using Codification efforts in English and their translations into Russian
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Supervisory mechanisms should be strengthened and codification efforts continued.
In other words, codification efforts should focus on a workable procedure to be applied prior to taking countermeasures.
Indications of the approach of States may be found in governmental reactions to codification efforts not least those of the Commission.
These codification efforts had to be taken into account in order to ensure coherence and harmony in the principles and consistency in the international legal order.
Guidance may also be found in the case law of national courts, codification efforts by non-governmental organizations and the writings of publicists.
While national codes reflect local governance practices,most of the recent developments also draw heavily upon the knowledge acquired through pre-existing codification efforts.
It has been contributing to codification efforts in this field and is party to all 12 United Nations basic international conventions against terrorism.
As regards"criminal jurisdiction", some delegations, noting the absence of definition in previous codification efforts, doubted the need for such definition.
Codification efforts and the periodic thematic conferences have produced a substantial body of norms and principles that give the international community clear guidelines for its conduct.
The draft articles and the system adopted, with the exception of the elements mentioned above,provide an excellent basis for an early result of the codification efforts on State responsibility.
The Commission should also take into account its previous codification efforts, particularly in preparation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, the draft articles on consular relations, the draft articles on special missions and the United Nations Convention on Jurisdictional Immunities of States.
It would be useful to analyse the different theories of the nature of customary international law in order to enable a better understanding of the process of its formation andto guide future codification efforts.
Those in support of the consideration by the Commission of the oil and gas aspects pointed to the ever-growing demand worldwide for natural resources,noting that any codification efforts would contribute to the maintenance of international peace and security, as well as the optimal use of such resources for the benefit of humankind.
Since neither treaty had been ratified by a sufficient number of States, they had remained without effect;the international community should therefore resume its codification efforts in that field.
The Special Rapporteur remarked that early codification efforts had usually focused on State responsibility for damage done in the State's territory to the person or property of foreigners and on the traditional situation in which an alien had gone to another State to take up residence and do business.
Objective: To facilitate the progressive development and codification of international law, and to promote universal acceptance andimplementation of instruments emanating from codification efforts undertaken by the United Nations.
With respect to the activities of the United Nations to promote the progressive development of international law,the report of the Secretary-General cites codification efforts in such important areas as human rights, disarmament, outer space, economic development, international trade, the prevention of crime, penal justice, environment and the law of the sea.
The Hague Convention of 1907 on the pacific settlement of international disputes, the Covenant of the League of Nations andthe Kellogg-Briand Pact of 1928 represent major stages in and significant contributions to codification efforts in this area.
His delegation believed that the proposals concerning the International Court of Justice should be examined in depth, andthat it would be important for the international community to extend its codification efforts further in order to devise the necessary legal basis to deal with the interaction between States and international organizations.
It was also remarked that the concept of essential obligations for the protection of basic interests, which justified the intervention of States that were not directly injured, should be further clarified because it was directly related to the concepts of jus cogens and obligations erga omnes,with respect to which international codification efforts had not made much progress.
In the past, most codification efforts had been undertaken in areas where the reciprocal relation between particular States were directly affected but the recent radical changes in international relations had shifted the focus of such legislative endeavours to the rights and duties of States vis-à-vis the international community as a whole or to the position of individuals under international law in specific areas.
The objective of this subprogramme is to facilitate the progressive development and codification of international law and to promote universal acceptance andimplementation of instruments emanating from codification efforts undertaken by the United Nations.
It had been pointed out that those codification efforts had to be taken into account in order to ensure coherence and harmony in the international legal order and that the Commission should not seek to expand or reduce the immunities to which persons were already entitled as members of diplomatic missions, consular posts or special missions or as official visitors, representatives to international organizations, or military personnel.
On previous occasions, his delegation had declared its support for a precise definition of the crimes considered threats to the security of mankind in order togive impetus to codification efforts in that area and in accordance with the principle of legality nullem crimen sine lege, nulla poena sine lege.
The concept of essential obligations for the protection of basic interests, which justified the intervention of States that were not directly injured, should be further clarified because it was directly related to the concepts of jus cogens andobligations erga omnes with respect to which international codification efforts had not made much progress.
Manifestations of practice include, among others, the conduct of States"on the ground", diplomatic acts and correspondence, legislative acts, judgments of national courts, official publications in the field of international law,statements on behalf of States concerning codification efforts, practice in connection with treaties and acts in connection with resolutions of organs of international organizations and conferences.
In so doing, it was incumbent on the Commission to give due consideration to resolutions of the General Assembly like resolution 46/182 which established the basic framework within which contemporary disaster relief activities were to be undertaken,as well as private codification efforts such as those undertaken by the Institute of International Law.
He emphasized that a codification effort that takes into account the rights of the victims had a stronger foundation in law.
Although there appears to be a strong need for codification in this field, some may question whether the practice is sufficiently uniform orwidespread to support a codification effort at this time.
Some delegations emphasized the relevance of this topic and the usefulness of the codification effort by the Commission.