Sixth Committee: Week in Review

The Sixth Committee of the UN General Assembly focused this week on the Annual Report of the International Law Commission. On Friday, Judge Rosalyn Higgins, President of the International Court of Justice, addressed the Committee, her third speech at the United Nations in five days. Here are the UN press releases describing this week's meetings:

November 2, 2007 - PRESIDENT OF WORLD COURT, IN ADDRESS TO ASSEMBLY’S LEGAL COMMITTEE, NOTES ‘INEQUALITY’ IN COMPENSATION OF JUDGES; ATTENTION NEEDED

November 1, 2007 - LEGAL FRAMEWORK URGENTLY NEEDED FOR EQUITABLE MANAGEMENT OF WORLD’S WATER RESOURCES, ASSEMBLY’S SIXTH COMMITTEE TOLD

October 31, 2007 - LEGAL COMMITTEE DISCUSSES ACCOUNTABILITY OF INTERNATIONAL BODIES FOR WRONGFUL ACTS, RESPONSIBILITY FOR COMPENSATION PAYMENT

October 30, 2007 - CIVIL, POLITICAL RIGHTS COVENANT SHOULD GOVERN APPROACH TO ISSUE OF ‘EXPULSION OF ALIENS’, ASSEMBLY’S LEGAL COMMITTEE TOLD

October 29, 2007 - WORK OF INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION RECOGNIZED AS ASSEMBLY’S LEGAL COMMITTEE BEGINS WEEK-LONG REVIEW OF 2007 ACTIVITIES