Consideration of the report of the Working Group by the Special Committee

19. At its 112th meeting, on 12 April 1974, the Special Committee had before it the report reproduced above. It adopted by consensus the text of the draft definition of aggression contained therein.

20. The Committee also adopted the notes regarding articles 3 and 5 contained in paragraph 16 above and decided that they should be included in its report, in accordance with the recommendation of the Working Group. These notes read as follows:

1. With reference to article 3, subparagraph (b), the Special Committee agreed that the expression “any weapons” is used without making a distinction between conventional weapons, weapons of mass destruction and any other kind of weapon.

2. With reference to the first paragraph of article 5, the Committee had in mind, in particular, the principle contained in the Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Co-operation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations according to which “No State or group of States has the right to intervene, directly or indirectly, for any reason whatever, in the internal or external affairs of any other State”.

3. With reference to the second paragraph of article 5, the words “international responsibility” are used without prejudice to the scope of this term.

4. With reference to the third paragraph of article 5, the Committee states that this paragraph should not be construed so as to prejudice the established principles of international law relating to the inadmissibility of territorial acquisition resulting from the threat or use of force.