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Law of the Sea

A/RES/45/145No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 33Law of the sea, published in 1991.

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?

17 topics
Development PlansEnvironmental ProtectionFinancial AssistanceFishingLaw of the SeaLaws and RegulationsLiving Marine ResourcesMarine EnvironmentMarine ResourcesMarine Resources ConservationMarine Scientific ResearchMedium-Term PlanOceansPioneer InvestorsSignatures, Accessions, RatificationsTechnical CooperationTreaties

What does this mandate say?

3 operative paragraphs
2
Expresses its satisfaction at the increasing and overwhelming support for the Convention, as evidenced, inter alia, by the one hundred and fifty-nine signatures and forty-five of the sixty ratifications or accessions required for entry into force of the Convention;
3
Invites all States to make renewed efforts to facilitate universal participation in the Convention;
4
Calls upon all 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 regime for the uses of the sea and its resources;
Calls upon all States to safeguard the unified 5. character of the Convention and related resolutions
adopted therewith and to apply them in a manner consistent with that character and with their object and purpose;

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