UN General Assembly
1990

The Republic of Poland adheres to the primacy of the rule of law in inter-State relations. It is with deep satisfaction that I have listened to the words of Mr. Francois Mitterrand, President of the French Republic, on the rule of law in the international community. I subscribe to those words. The United Nations Decade of International Law should enhance the rule of international law and encourage the progressive development and codification of that law. During the Decade, more attention should be focused on the important work of the International Law Commission and on the extent to which it fulfills its mandate. The Commission should not engage in topics and discussions which rather belong to the academic field. It should take up the gray legal issues of our time, and at the same time it should elaborate specific law-making treaties on problems promoting the regulation of such issues. In that task there is also room for the Commission’s co-operation with other international agencies. Protection of the environment is a case in point.