CYIL Vol. 7, 2016

PAVEL ŠTURMA CYIL 7 ȍ2016Ȏ Moreover, the Commission welcomed the two memoranda prepared by the Secretariat and took note of the six potential topics that would be further considered by the Working Group in 2017. 48 To sum up, it seems that the Commission had a successful session. The forthcoming elections will bring a partial change of the membership. When the ILC meets the next year, it will have fewer topics to discuss. Instead of the 9 topics it had in 2016, it may expect just five reports at best. This opens a window of opportunity in two ways. First, the Commission could accelerate its work on the remaining topics. Second, it could take on board one or two new topics. All in all, any reports of the crisis of the codification of international law in the ILC are greatly exaggerated.

48 These topics are: (a) General principles of law; (b) International agreements concluded with or between subjects of international law other than States and international organizations; (c) Recognition of States; (d) Land boundary delimitation and demarcation; (e) Compensation under international law; and (f) Principles of evidence in international law.

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