Sixth Committee (Legal) — 76th session
The rule of law at the national and international levels (Agenda item 85)
Draft resolution A/C.6/76/L.9 was adopted without a vote at the 29th meeting on 18 November 2021. The Committee thus concluded its consideration of agenda item 85.
- Authority: resolution 75/141
Documentation
- A/76/235 — Report of the Secretary-General: Strengthening and coordinating United Nations rule of law activities
- A/C.6/76/L.9 — Draft resolution
Summary of work
Background (source: A/76/100)
The item entitled “The rule of law at the national and international levels” was included in the agenda of the sixty-first session of the General Assembly at the request of Liechtenstein and Mexico (A/61/142). The Assembly has had the item on its agenda since its sixty-first session (resolutions 61/39, 62/70, 63/128, 64/116, 65/32, 66/102, 67/1 (declaration of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the rule of law at the national and international levels), 67/97, 68/116, 69/123, 70/118, 71/148, 72/119, 73/207, 74/191 and 75/141).
At its seventy-fifth session, the Assembly allocated the item to the Sixth Committee, where statements in the debate were made by the Assistant Secretary-General for Strategic Coordination and by 72 delegations (see A/C.6/75/SR.7–9, 16 and 19). The Assembly requested the Secretary-General to submit, in a timely manner, his next annual report on United Nations rule of law activities, in accordance with paragraph 5 of its resolution 63/128, addressing, in a balanced manner, the national and international dimensions of the rule of law, and invited Member States and the Secretary-General to suggest possible subtopics for future Sixth Committee debates (resolution 75/141).
Consideration at the seventy-sixth session
Archived videos and summaries of plenary meetings
4th meeting (8 October 2021, 10:00am – 1:00pm) | Summary
5th meeting (8 October 2021, 3:00pm – 6:00pm) | Summary
6th meeting (12 October 2021, 10:00am – 1:00pm) | Summary
28th meeting (10 November 2021, 3:00pm – 6:00pm) | Summary
29th meeting (18 November 2021, 10:00am – 1:00pm) | Summary
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