UN General Assembly resolutions

Resolution A/RES/42/37 adopted by the United Nations General Assembly at its Eighty Fourth Plenary Meeting on 30 November 1987 and entitled Chemical and bacteriological (biological) weapons  

CHEMICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL (BIOLOGICAL) WEAPONS The General Assembly, 

Recalling its previous resolution relating to the complete and effective prohibition of the development, production and stockpiling of all chemical weapons and to their destruction. 

Taking note of the Final Document of the Second Review Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of the DevelopmenL Produetion and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction, adopted by consensus on 26 September 1986, and in particular of article IX of the Final Deelaration of the Conference,  

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Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Co-operation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations annexed to UN General Assembly Resolution 2625 (XXV), UN Doc A/RES/2625 (1970) 24 October 1970. 

UN General Assembly Resolution 1541 (XV)j 15 December 1960. Text available at http //daccessdds.un.org/doc/RESOLUTION/ GEN/NRO/153/ 15/IMG/NR0153 15.pdf OpenElement, accessed 3 November 2008. 

UN General Assembly Resolution 61/295, A/RES/61/295, para 3. Full text available at http //www.undemocracy.com/A-RES-61-295.pdf accessed 23 October 2008. Ibid., Article 4. 

E.g, UN General Assembly Resolution 2625 (XXV), 24 October 1970. Full text available at... 

Overall, there is a strong indication that UN General Assembly resolutions are not without value. They do exert an influence. I believe that the support of a large number of states and also the other factors discussed above such as language, number of referrals and general importance play a role in the process where some resolution receive a higher status than other resolutions. 

Pedigree The Declaration is a UN General Assembly resolution. It was adopted without a vote. The rules of procedure of the General Assembly do not include the procedure of adoption without a vote. Yet, this is possible taking a detour. The President of the General Assembly can propose that a resolution is adopted without a vote. This proposal is then voted oti. He does this when he thinks there is a consensus on the resolution. A cmisensus and thus adoption without a vote strengthens the resolution. ... 

See UN General Assembly, Resolution 319 (IV) Provisions for the functioning of the High Commissioner s OfOce for Refugees, 3 December 1949, available at . 

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