text: recommendations on the questions within its mandate, in the light of the considerations set out in paragraphs 3 to 8 above, and, in particular, bearing in mind the programme to be adopted by the General Assembly for the Decade of International Law.” - 2YO -and to split the annual session into two parts (to be convened alternately in New York and Oeneva for example). Other members pointed to difficulties with respect to the various proposals made. Further CbtWideratiOn of these questions for the next term of office of members would have to take i:rZ;o account the most efficient and flexible way to deal wfth the items on the agenda of the Commission, as well as finaaoial considerations. 547, The Commission is aware of the need to facilitate the work of the Drafting Committee. I2W One way of meeting thie concern would be to arrange for meetings of the Drafting Committee between the regular 8e86fons of the Commission, The Commission commends this possibility to the attention of the Gsneral Assembly. 548. At this stage, the Commission agreed that in order to meet the goals it set for itself as described in paragraphs 536 to 542 above, it should, as an exceptional arrangement, allow for two weeks of concentrated work in the Drafting Committee at the beginning of the next session, the last of the current term of office of its members. 549. The Commission welcomes resolution 44/23 of the General Assembly which declared the period 1990 to 1999 as the United Nations Decade of International Law. As stated in that resclution, one of the main purposes of the Decade is to encourage the progressive developm!tnt and codification of international lOW, Under article 1 of its statute, the Commission was established for “the 3av At the concluding stage of the current 6ession, the Drafting
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the work of the International Law Commission, its agenda, and its relationship with the United Nations General Assembly. The language used is formal and bureaucratic, suggesting that the text is related to international governance and law-making. The mention of the United Nations Decade of International Law and the codification of international law also supports this hypothesis.