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Law of the Sea

A/RES/40/63No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 36Law of the sea, published in 1986.

What other versions does this mandate have?

13 versions · 1985–1997
This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/51/34
  • 1997A/RES/51/34Law of the seaLatestCompare with previous version
  • 1995A/RES/50/23Law of the seaCompare with previous version
  • 1994A/RES/49/28Law of the seaCompare with previous version
  • 1994A/RES/48/28Law of the seaCompare with previous version
  • 1993A/RES/47/65Law 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?

6 topics
Calendar of MeetingsLaw of the SeaPioneer InvestorsProgramme ImplementationSignatures, Accessions, RatificationsTreaties

What does this mandate say?

13 operative paragraphs
1
Recal/s the historie significance of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea asan important contribution to the maintenance of peace, justice and progress for ali peoples of the world;
2
Expresses its satisfaction at the increasing number of ratifications deposited with the Secretary-General;
3
Ca/Is upan ali States that have not done so to consider ratifying or acceding to the Convention at the earliest possible date to allow the effective entry into force of the new legal régime for the uses of the sea and its resources;
4
Ca/Is upan ali States to safeguard the unified character of the Convention and related resolutions
adopted therewith;
Takes note of the Declaration adopted by the Pre- 5. paratory Commission for the International Sea-Bed Authority and for the lnternational Tribunal for the Law ofthe Sea on 30 August 1985;
6
Ca/Is upan States to desist from taking actions which undermine the Convention or defeat its object and purpose;
7
Ca/Is upan States to observe the provisions of the Convention when enacting their national legislation;
8
Ca/Is for an early adoption of the rules for registration of pioneer investors in order to ensure the effective implementation of resolution II of the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, including the registration of pioneer investors;
9
Expresses its appreciation for the effective execution by the Secretary-General of the central programme in law of the sea affairs under chapter 25 of the medium-term plan for the period 1984-1989;
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Further expresses its appreciation for the report of the Secretary-General prepared in response to General Assembly resolution 39/73 and requests him to continue to carry out the activities outlined therein, as well as those aimed at the strengthening of the new legal régime of the sea, 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 ofthe Sea, including the implementation of resolution II of the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea;
11
Approves the programme of meetings of the Preparatory Commission for 1986;53
12
Ca/Is upan the Secretary-General to continue to assist States in the implementation of the Convention and in the development of a consistent and uniform approach to the new legal régime thereunder, as well as in their national, subregional and regional efforts towards the full realization ofthe benefits therefrom and invites the organs and organizations of the United Nations system to cooperate and lend assistance in these endeavours;
13
Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its forty-first session on developments relating to the Convention and on the implementation of the present resolution;
14
Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its forty-first session the ítem entitled "Law of the sea".
110th p/enary meeting JO December 1985

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