text: did not find it necessary to indicate specific issuas on which expressions of views by Governments would be of particular interest (paragraph 4 (c) of General Assembly resolution 44/35). __- -_..--- m/ Articles 29 to 33 and the Annex dealing with the settlement of disputes, which were proposed by the former Special Rapporteur but not discussed, are reproduced in the Report of the Commission on the work of its forty-first session (Ulfisial. lWQ.r.dE.Q.f...th!i% .I;aner.al...8sse.mbly.,..FnBty.~fV_\b~.thw&.-&Q (A/44/1.0), para. Gll). - 112 -CHAPTER IV THE LAW OF THE NON-NAVIGATIONAL USES OF INTERNATIONAL WATERCOURSES A.Introauetion au/ 244. The Commission included the topic “The law of the non-navigational uses of international watercourses” in its programme of work et its twenty-third seaQion, in 1971, in response to the recommendation of the General Assembly in resolution 2669 (XXV) of 8 December 1970. 245. The work begun by the three previous Special Rapportours was continued by Mr. Stephen McCoffrey, who was appointed by the Commission as Special Rapporteur on the topic at its thirty-seventh sessiorl 246. At that session, JJQ/ report which reviewed the Commission’s work date and indicated work on the topic could proceed. There general agreement with the Special Rapporteur’s proposal that he follow generally the outline proposed by Rapporteurs in elaborating further draft articles on the 247. Between the thirty-eighth (1986) sr. ision and forty-first (1989) seasion, the Special Rapyorteur submitted to the Commission four additional reports on the topic. JJJ/ IQ!!/ For a fuller statement of the historical background as well as a tnora detailed account of the Commission’s work on the topic, see Xoirshanb_.~l.U~~Bh tvo 1 lII (Part Two), pp. 68-71, document A/40/10, paras, 2G8-270 and Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its forty-first m6sion, (.Uis;bJmRe -at - !isa F9.r !a: m4x!ih-m U (A/44/10)), paras. 621-636. 119/ X.earb~nk-.~...,.,-J~, vol. II (Part One), p. 07, document AiCN.41393.
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the work of the International Law Commission on the topic of "The law of the non-navigational uses of international watercourses". This suggests that the topic is related to natural resources and the environment, as watercourses are a crucial aspect of ecosystems and human use. The text also mentions the Commission's work on the topic dating back to 1971, which further supports the hypothesis that the topic is related to environmental and natural resource management.