committee aomposer3 of representatives of 17 Member States for the purpose of preparing conorete proposals relating to the establishment and the statute of an international ariminal court. This Committee, which met in Geneva in August 1951, completed a draft statute for an international criminal court to be established by means of an internutional convention, m/ 107. The report of the Committee as well as the draft statute was transmitted to Governments for their observations. By resolution 687 (VII) of 5 December 1952, the General Assembly, considering that few Member States hat3 commentec¶ on the first Committee’s report, decided to appoint a second Committee consisting again of representatives of 17 Member States, whose mandate was the followings (a) to explore the implications and consequences of establishing an international criminal court and of the various methods by which this might be doner (b) to study the relationship between such a court and the United Nations and its organst and (c) to re-examine the draft statute. 108. This second Committee, which met in New York in July-August 1953, in addition to examining points (a) and (b) referred to above, made a number of changes in the draft statute of the 1951 Committee and, as regards several provisions of the draft, prepared alternative texts, one applying if the court tiere to be closely linked with the United Nations and the other appropriate if it were to be decided that the Court were to operate independently from the United Nations, u/ 109. On two succossivo occasiona, however, the Assembly, by resolutions 898 (IX) of 14 December 1954 and 1187 (XII) of 11 December 1957, deferred consideration of the 1953 Committee’s report, on the ground the:, the question o? an international criminal jurisdiction being closely linked both
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the establishment of an international criminal court, which suggests a focus on international relations, law, and justice. The language used is formal and technical, indicating a specialized or expert-level discussion. The context of the United Nations and its organs also points towards a category related to international relations or law.

**Category**
International relations, Humanitarian aid and relief