Requests the Secretary-General to update the survey of State practice relevant to international liability for injurious consequences arising out of acts not prohibited by international law, prepared by the Secretariat in 1984, as a useful contribution to the ongoing work of the Commission on the topic; endorses the intention of the International Law Commission to undertake work on the topics "The law and practice relating to reservations to treaties" and "State succession and its impact on nationality of natural and legal persons"; requests the International Law Commission: (a) to consider thoroughly the planning of its activities and programme for the term of office of its members; its methods of work in all their aspects, bearing in mind that the staggering of the consideration of some topics might contribute, inter alia, to a more effective consideration of its report in the 6th Committee; (b) to continue to pay special attention to indicating in its annual report, for each topic, those specific issues on which expressions of views by Governments, either in the 6th Committee or in written form, would be of particular interest for the continuation of its work; once again expresses the wish that seminars will continue to be held in conjunction with the sessions of the International Law Commission and that an increasing number of participants from developing countries will be given the opportunity to attend those seminars.

Adopted without vote, 84th meeting

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Adopted at the 84th plenary meeting, 9 Dec. 1994.