text: UNITEO NATTOI{S General Assembly Distr. GENE e/n/est Il September 1985 ENGLISTI ORIGTNAL: ARABIC/EtilcLISH,/FRENCH/ RUSSIAN,/SPANISH I. II.fbrtieth session ftem 134 of the provisional agenda* * A/40/r50. 85-24518 1715u (E)DRAFT CODE OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE PEACE AND SECURITY OF MANKIND Report of the Secretary-General CONTEI{TS Page IMRODUCTION . 2 REPLIES RECEIVED FRO{II GOVERNMEITTS 3 Australia . 3 Egypt 4 Gabon ..... .... r 6 German Denocratic Republic ... ..... Malawi 9 litongoli a 10 Qatar 10 Union of Soviet Sociatist Republics Uruguay Venezuela ^/40/45LEngl ish Page 2 I. INTRODUCTION I. On 13 December 1984, the General Assenbly adopted resolution 39,/80, entitledrrDraft Code of Offences against t.he Peace and Security of ttankindrr. The operativeparagraphs of the resolution read as follous: "The General Assembly, oI. Request.s the International Law Commission to conE,inue its work onthe elaboration of the draft Code of Offences against, the Peace and Securityof Mankind by elaborating an introduction as seII as a list of the offences,taking into account the progress made at its thirty-sixth session, !/ as wellas t'he viens expressed during the thirty-ninth session of the General Assembly; 2,/ "2- Requests the Secretary-General to seek the viess of t'tember Stat,es and intergovernmental organizat.ions regarding t,he conclusions contained inparagraph 65 of the report of lhe International Law Commission 3,/ and toinclude them in a report to be subnit,ted to the General Assembly at itsfortieth session with a view to adopEing, at the appropriat,e t,ime, the necessary decision Ebereoni "3. Decides to include in t,he provisional agenda of its fortieth session Ehe item entitled rrDraft Code of Offences against t,he Peace and SecuriEy ofMankindrr, to be considered in conjunction with the consideration of the reportof the International Law Commission. " 2. The Secretary-General, on 20 lrtarch 1985, addressed a not,e to Governments of
analysis: The text appears to be a draft report from the United Nations, discussing a code of offenses against the peace and security of mankind. The report mentions various countries and organizations, suggesting that it is a diplomatic and international relations document. The language used is formal and technical, indicating a focus on legal and political issues.