12 December 1973
UN General Assembly Resolution 3105 (XXVIII)
Report of the Special Committee on the Question of Defining Aggression
General Assembly
Twenty-eighth Session
12 December 1973
English
Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Sixth Committee
3105 (XXVIII). Report of the Special Committee on the Question of Defining Aggression
The General Assembly,
Having considered the report of the Special Committee on the Question of Defining Aggression on the work of its sixth session, (1) held at Geneva from 25 April to 30 May 1973,
Noting the progress so far achieved by the Special Committee in its consideration of the question of defining aggression and on the draft definition, as reflected in its report,
Believing that such progress makes it a practical possibility for the Special Committee to elaborate a generally acceptable draft definition of aggression at its next session,
Considering that it was not possible for the Special Committee to complete its task at its sixth session.
Considering that, in its resolutions 2330 (XXII ) of 18 December 1967, 2420 (XXIII) of IS December 1968, 2549 (XXIV) of 12 December 1969, 2644 (XXV) of 25 November 1970, 2781 (XXVI) of 3 December 1971 and 2967 (XXVII) of 14 December 1972, the General Assembly recognized the widespread conviction of the need to expedite the definition of aggression,
Considering the urgency of bringing the work of the Special Committee to a successful conclusion and the desirability of achieving the definition of aggression as soon as possible,
Noting also the common desire of the members of the Special Committee to continue their work on the basis of the results achieved and to arrive with due speed at a draft definition in a spirit of mutual understanding and accommodation,
1. Decides that the Special Committee on the Question of Defining Aggression shall resume its work, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 2330 CXXII), early in 1974 in New York, with a view to completing its task and to submitting to the Assembly at the twenty-ninth session a draft definition of aggression;
2. Requests the Secretary-General to provide the Special Committee with the necessary facilities and services;
3. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its twenty-ninth session the item entitled "Report of the Special Committee on the Question of Defining Aggression".
2197th plenary meeting
12 December 1973
Notes:1. Ibid., Twenty-eighth Session, Supplement No. 19 (A/9019). [Back]
