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Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea

A/RES/38/59No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1984.

What other versions does this mandate have?

10 versions · 1975–1984
  • 1984A/RES/38/59Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the SeaLatestCompare with previous version
  • 1983A/RES/37/66Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the SeaCompare with previous version
  • 1982A/RES/36/79Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the SeaCompare with previous version
  • 1981A/RES/35/116Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the SeaCompare with previous version
  • 1979A/RES/34/20Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the SeaCompare with previous version

iVersions are identified automatically by matching titles within the same organ (~97% accuracy on a manual audit).

What subjects does this mandate have?

3 topics
Law of the SeaSignatures, Accessions, RatificationsTreaties

What does this mandate say?

7 operative paragraphs
1
Rccal/s thc historie significance of the United Nations Convention on the Law ofthe Sea asan important contribution to the maintenance of peace. justicc and progrcss for ali peopll's of the world:
2
l:'xpresscs i1s satis/action at the large numbcr of signatures affixed to the Convention as well as at thc number of ratif1cations deposited with thc Secretary-General during the year following the opening of the Convention for signature;

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('11//.1· upon States that havc not done so to consider signing and ratifymg the Convcntion at the earliest possible date to allow the effective entry into force of thc new legal régime for thc uses of the sea and its resources:
4
( ·a/Is upon ali States to safeguard the unified character of the Convention and its related resolutions:
5
Appcals to ali States to refrain from taking anv action directed at undermining the Convcntion or defeaÍing its objectives and purposes:
6
Rcquests the Secrctary-General to accord due consideration to the activities outlined in his report, special emphasis being placed on the work of the Preparatory Commission for the International Sea-Bed Authority and for the lnternational Tribunal for the Law of the Sea:
lixpresses its apprcciation for thc report of the Secretary-General and approves thc recommendations contained therein:
8
Requcsts the Secretary-Gencral to report to thc General Assembly at its thirty-ninth session on developments relating to the Convention and on the implementation of the present resolution:
9
Decides to include in thc provisional agenda of its thirty-ninth session an itcm entitlcd '"Law of thc Sea".
96th plcnan· meeting 14 f)ccc111hcr 1983

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The General Asscmhlr Pavs trihutc to His Excellencv Mr. Bernardo Zuleta. Special Representative ofthe Secré'tary-General for the Law of the Sea, recently deceased, whose services lo the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea were decisive for the elaboration of thc l!nited Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and for the progressive development of international law and international cooperation.
96th ¡1lrnan· 111cc1111g 14 f)ffc111hcr /983

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