text: conrnLss l.on as an expert body composed of lndividual Jurists ln 1948r. tJre work of proEresslve develolhent and codlflcatlon was placed on a systematlc footlns rhrough corbinetion of, a Jurlstlc aporoach j.n tlre Conmissi-on and the practi.cal inE^rt of vlevs and ldeas by representatives of gove rnrnents 1n the debates of the Slxth Conrnlttee so that the f or-rmrl atlons on codificatior' coul3 beeorne more readily acceptable to the stateg members of tJre intertrational coflrmrnlty. Accordlngly, the major area of functlonlng of the S ixth Comnl.ttee was concentrated from its fifth sesslon on an indep Eh exarnLnatlon of, the reports of ttre fnternational Law Conunlsslon. iflra success achieved. in this codificatlon process soon becanre noticeable ln the consideration of sor€ of tlre rnajor toplcs that bre re taken up. For example, the law on DlFlornatlc Relations was authorl- tatlve Iy settled by ttre adoPtlon of ttre vienna Conventlon ln 1961 on tlre basis of the draft atticles prepared by tlre International Law Conrnl.s s lon and 1n the light of tlre disojsslons 1n the sixti Comlttee. A Conventlon on Consular Relatlons was also adopted ttrrough the satTF process in 1953, E'een on tlre complex subject of tlre Law of Treatles, lt took no more than two sesslons at a conference of Plenlpotentiarles to adopt a Conventlon ln 1959 after adequate preparatory basis had been lalil ln ttre work of ttre International Law Conmlsslon and the deba.te s ln tlre s ijcth comlttee. Even the flrst two Unlted Nations. Conferencep on the Law of the Sea aclrlevedL/40/726 Eng I ish Page 60 a considerable measure of success and the four Con_ ventions, adopted 1n 1g59, had vlrtually settled the major lssues of the day with the exception of the breadtlrof the territorial waters. lhis record of success wbsundoubtedly due to +-he efforts on the part of the ILC
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the work of the International Law Commission (ILC) in codifying and developing international law, specifically in the areas of diplomatic relations, consular relations, and the law of the sea. The text highlights the ILC's efforts in producing draft articles and conventions, and how these have been adopted by international conferences. This suggests that the text is related to international relations and the development of international law, rather than a specific economic or social issue.