rules of civil procedure of the State of forum”. Without such a clause, he would find it difficult to accept paragraph 4 of the article, which, in its present formulation, denied the State concerned the right to seek annulment of the proceeding on the ground that it was not duly impleaded. Some members commented on paragraph 3 concerning translation of documents. One member did not favour the changes suggested by the Special Rapporteur, which, in his view, did not adequately safeguard the interests of the State concerned; another suggested that if the parties explicitly agreed on the proper law of the contract, the specific language of the legal order concerned should be deemed sufficient. While welcoming the suggestion about tranulation into one of the official languages of the United Nations, that member stressed the nbed for a reasonable link between the official language used and the proceeding. In this context, two alternative formuJations were proposed by other members. The first alternative formulation would read1 “The document should be made available in a language acceptable to the State concerned” which, it was suggested, should also be introduced in article 25, paragraph 2: another formul.stion would read; “These documents shall be accompanied by a translation into the official language or one of the official languages of the State concerned, or at least by a translation into one of the official languages of the United Nations in use in that State”. - 107 -Article* BefaultliuacrementUL;C/ 232. The Special Rapporteur, referring to the suggestion made by one aovernmont in its written comments that it should be made clear that the default judgement should not be rendered merely by virtue of due service of process (a suggestion which had been eupported by a member of the Commission at the previous session), proposed the addition at the end of paragraph 1 of a
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing rules and procedures for international legal proceedings, specifically regarding the translation of documents and the rendering of default judgments. The language used and the specific details mentioned, such as official languages of the United Nations, suggest that it is related to international law and diplomacy. However, it does not seem to be directly related to any of the categories that are typically associated with economic development, natural resources, or humanitarian aid.

**Category**
International law, Law