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LINGUISTIC CHANGE WITHIN 50 YEARS

1961 :

United Nations Conference on Diplomatic Intercourse and Immunities

2011:

Vienna Conference on Diplomatic Relations

BEAUTY OF ARTIFACTS

S T O N E O F D E S T I N Y

( C R O N A T I O N S T O N E )

S I R F R A N C I S V A L L A T

( H E A D U K D E L E G A T I O N )

OVERVIEWTHE ILC‘S RECIPE OF SUCCESSFUL CODIFICATION

1. Improved Process of Codification & Institutions

2. Composition of International Law Commission

3. Power of Agenda Setting

4. Type & Form of Codification

5. Conclusion

ENRICHED PROCESS OF CODIFICATION

INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION

++++++

Small round

Legal experts

Cold War Issues

- - - - - - Western bias

Few African-Asian

Source: Audiovisial Library of International Law

POWER OF AGENDA SETTING

• Diplomatic Bank Accounts

• Diplomatic Corps• Consular

Relations• Ad Hoc

Diplomacy• Diplomatic

Asylum

IT IS IN THE MIX : TYPE & FORM OF CODIFICATION

Codification vs Progressive Development

• Statute Article 1

• UNGA Resolution 685 of 1952

Article 23 Statute ILC

• No action

• Adopt report by resolution

• Convention (UNGA)

• Convention (Conference)

CONCLUSION: 3 INGREDIENTS FOR SUCCESSFUL CODIFICATION

1. Codification process enriched from League of Nations failure

Non-prescriptive & Government Input & Realistic Codification

2. Successful Agenda Setting Absolute Inviolability vs Diplomatic Asylum & No Consular Relations

3. Successful Balance between Type of Codification and Legal Form

Legally Binding vs mainly Codification only