State comments due end June 2021 on ILC draft conclusions on peremptory norms of international law and draft principles on protection of the environment during armed conflict

IILA is pleased to present a short report on two key instruments being developed by the International Law Commission (ILC). These are, respectively, the draft conclusions on peremptory norms of international law and draft principles on the protection of the environment in relation to armed conflict. The ILC has requested States’ comments on these by 30 June 2021. After this stage, the ILC will have a final second reading upon which the instruments are likely to be adopted. This call for comments to the ILC and the upcoming oral comments in the Sixth Committee of the General Assembly in 2021 thus represent the last formal opportunities to shape the instruments. It is therefore critical that States engage with this process before the upcoming deadline.

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