But computers don't do much else other than speed up the process of compiling dictionaries.

You made that up.

6.17 This subprogramme is carried out by the Codification Division, which is headed by a Director who is accountable to the Legal Counsel.

Organizational unit Codification Division

19. The Web site on the Codification, Development and Promotion of International Law (http www.un.org law lindex.htm) is maintained by the Codification Division.

Lexicography the practice of compiling dictionaries.

They constituted the equivalent of travaux préparatoires and were an indispensable part of the process of progressive development of international law and its codification.

Summary of resource requirements Codification Division

I mean, lexicography is not rocket science.

Report to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe.

Documenting the concepts, definitions and classifications as well as the data collection and processing procedures used and the quality assessments carried out and making this information publicly accessible

According to the ILC statute, the Commission has as its object the promotion of the progressive development of international law and its codification.

(The statute of the Intergovernmental Council is available for consultation in the Codification Division of the Office of Legal Affairs of the Secretariat.

No codification, however, could succeed in providing an absolute rule governing all situations.

(iii) Provision of teaching, learning materials, book development, etc.

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3. Progressive development and codification of

Secondly, and much more importantly, the involvement of delegations in the process of codification and progressive development allowed them to express their opinion on the content of the rules of law being considered.

The Branch is improving its system for informal codification of the Security Council activities and procedures to be used for the preparation of the eleventh Supplement of the Repertoire (1989 1992).

Many countries confirmed that they did not compile such indicators and needed some international guidance to start such a compilation.

Otherwise, codification would be of little practical importance, since States would be able to challenge whether the codified provisions conformed with those in force.

Lexicography is really more about material science.

So again, lexicography is not rocket science.

(b) Interregional knowledge transfer, learning and codification.

For this purpose, a code of ethics will be formulated.

A. Steps taken by the Secretariat to expedite the preparation of supplements to the Repertory . 3 19 4

6.16 A provision of 6,800 is proposed for overtime requirements within the Codification Division.

(c) To encourage the progressive development of international law and its codification

III. ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE PROGRESSIVE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL LAW AND ITS CODIFICATION

II. Implementation, codification and progressive development of international law

II. Implementation, codification and progressive development of international law

Now one of the perks of being a lexicographer besides getting to come to TED is that you get to say really fun words, like lexicographical.

Action was taken to codify programme planning, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation procedures and to establish a central monitoring unit and a central evaluation unit.

Regarding data compilation, the experts agreed that high priority should be given to the identification and collection of data items needed by the distributive trade industry and by compilers of national accounts.

However, it was not limited to reproducing in written form the principles and rules of international law it generally fulfilled an interpretative function.

Compiling and disseminating international statistics based on impartiality

Treaties or treaty provisions codifying jus cogens rules

But the important thing was to establish, by means of codification, a mechanism for identifying such acts even before the fact.

It was stressed that a standard set of data items should be recommended for annual compilation (countries, of course, were to be encouraged to compile any additional data items for their national use).

In addition, as practice showed, States also objected to codification treaties.

What general approach should be taken to the codification of international space law?

149. We reaffirm the central position of the General Assembly as the chief deliberative, policymaking and representative organ of the United Nations, as well as the role of the Assembly in the process of standard setting and the codification of international law.

The incoming Iraqi Transitional Government will soon start the process of preparing to write a permanent constitution and complete the building of fully legitimate institutions of State.

(a) Increase in the number of new legal instruments emanating from the process of codification, adherence by States to existing instruments and satisfaction expressed by Member States with the quality, volume and timeliness of documentation prepared by the Codification Division.

Notice we're very specific that word compile.