Takes note of the advisory opinion of ICJ on the legality of the threat or use of nuclear weapons, issued on 8 July 1996; underlines the unanimous conclusion of the Court that there exists an obligation to pursue in good faith and bring to a conclusion negotiations leading to nuclear disarmament in all its aspects under strict and effective international control; calls upon all States to fulfil that obligation immediately by commencing multilateral negotiations in 1997 leading to an early conclusion of a nuclear-weapons convention prohibiting the development, production, testing, deployment, stockpiling, transfer, threat or use of nuclear weapons and providing for their elimination.

Adopted 115-22-32, 79th meeting

Adopted at the 79th plenary meeting, 10 Dec. 1996.
In: General and complete disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly. - A/RES/51/45. - 10 Jan. 1997. - p. 22-23.