Statement of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO) at the Sixth Committee on the Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its seventy-fifth session

One of the primary functions assigned to the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO) under its Statute is to study the subjects which are under the consideration of the International Law Commission and thereafter forward the views of the Member States on them to the Commission. [...] Settlement of disputes to which international organizations are parties The AALCO Member States expressed their specific comments on the progress of the work of the Commission on the topic of “settlement of disputes to which international organizations are parties.” With respect to the scope of the disputes covered, some Member States observed that disputes should not cover “non-international” dis. [...] Sea-level rise in relation to international law As regards the topic ‘Sea-level rise in relation to International Law’, Member States noted the importance of Statehood and Protection of Persons in the context of sea-level rise in the larger backdrop of protection of territorial integrity and stability of international relations. [...] Subsidiary means for the determination of rules of international law On the topic of “subsidiary means for the determination of rules of international law”, Member States discussed the Draft Articles formulated by the Special Rapporteur on the topic of Subsidiary means for the determination of rules of International Law. [...] Member States were of the view that it is quite challenging to continue the study of this topic because of the scarcity of State practice, the particular political and geographical context of each State and the difficulty of examining the opinio juris of States.