International Law Commission has Published Its First Report on Crimes Against Humanity

For the purpose of the sixty-seventh session of the International Law Commission which began on May 5, 2015, its Special Rapporteur, Sean D. Murphy, has prepared the First Report on Crimes Against Humanity. At its sixty-fifth session, in 2013, the International Law Commission decided to place the topic “crimes against humanity” on its long-term program of work. After debate within the Sixth Committee in 2013, the General Assembly took note of this development. At its sixty-sixth session, in 2014, the Commission decided to move this topic onto its current program of work and to appoint a Special Rapporteur. After debate within the Sixth Committee in 2014, the General Assembly took note of this step as well.