symposium to take place, and invited Governments, the relevant United Nations organs, organisations, institutions and individuals to make voluntary contributions to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law symposia and to the financing of special projects, seminars and symposia; repeated its invitation to those States which had not yet done so to consider signing, ratifying or accsding to the conventions elaborated under the auspices of the Commission (resolution 44133). Documents : (a) Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on the work of its twenty-third session, Supplement No. 17 (A/45/17): (b) Note by the Secretary-General transmitting the comments of the Trade and Development Board (resolution 2205 (XXI)). 147. Renort of the InternatioEBl * . Law Commun on the work of Its forty-sea session The International Law Commission was established by the General Assembly at its second session, in 1947, with a view to giving effect to Article 13, paragraph 1 R of the Charter. The object of the Commission is to promote the progressive development of international law and its codification. The Cosxnission concerns itself primarily with public international law, but it is not precluded from entering the field of private international law (resolution 174 (II)). The statute of the Commission, annexed to resolution 174 (II), as subsequently amended (resolutions 465 (V), 984 (X), 965 (X) and 36/39), regulates the organization, functions and methods of work of the Commission. The Commission consists of 34 members who shall be persons of recognised competence in international law. The membership of the Commission should reflect the main forms of civilization and the principal legal systems of the world. The members of the Commission are elected for a term of five years. The last election took place at the forty-first session (decision 411306). At present, the Commission is composed 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, its work, and its objectives. The focus is on the development of international trade law, which suggests a strong connection to the field of international trade. The Commission's goals are to promote the progressive development of international law and its codification, which implies a focus on the legal framework governing international trade.

**Category**
International trade