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A/RES/2749(XXV)
Declaration of Principles Governing the Sea-Bed and the Ocean Floor, and the Subsoil Thereof, Beyond the Limits of National Jurisdiction
A/RES/2750(XXV)A-C
Reservation Exclusively for Peaceful Purposes of the Seabed and the Ocean Floor and the Subsoil Thereof, Underlying the High Seas Beyond the Limits of Present National Jurisdiction and Use of Their Resources in the Interests of Mankind, and Convening of a Conference on the Law of the Sea
A/RES/3029(XXVII)A-C
Reservation Exclusively for Peaceful Purposes of the Sea-Bed and the Ocean Floor, and the Subsoil Thereof, Underlying the High Seas Beyond the Limits of Present National Jurisdiction and Use of Their Resources in the Interest of Mankind, and Convening of a Conference on the Law of the Sea
A/RES/3029(XXVII)[B]
Reservation Exclusively for Peaceful Purposes of the Sea-Bed and the Ocean Floor, and the Subsoil Thereof, Underlying the High Seas Beyond the Limits of Present National Jurisdiction and Use of Their Resources in the Interests of Mankind, and Convening of a Conference on the Law of the Sea
A/RES/3029(XXVII)[C]
Reservation Exclusively for Peaceful Purposes of the Sea-Bed and the Ocean Floor, and the Subsoil Thereof, Underlying the High Seas Beyond the Limits of Present National Jurisdiction and Use of Their Resources in the Interests of Mankind, and Convening of a Conference on the Law of the Sea
A/RES/50/25
Large-Scale Pelagic Drift-Net Fishing and Its Impact on the Living Marine Resources of the World's Oceans and Seas ; Unauthorized Fishing in Zones of National Jurisdiction and Its Impact on the Living Marine Resources of the World's Oceans and Seas; and Fisheries By-Catch and Discards and Their Impact on the Sustainable Use of the World's Living Marine Resources
A/RES/51/36
Large-Scale Pelagic Drift-Net Fishing ; Unauthorized Fishing in Zones of National Jurisdiction ; and Fisheries By-Catch and Discards
A/RES/52/29
Large-Scale Pelagic Drift-Net Fishing ; Unauthorized Fishing in Zones of National Jurisdiction and on the High Seas ; Fisheries By-Catch and Discards ; and Other Developments
A/RES/57/141
Oceans and the Law of the Sea
A/RES/57/142
Large-Scale Pelagic Drift-Net Fishing, Unauthorized Fishing in Zones of National Jurisdiction and on the High Seas/Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing, Fisheries By-Catch and Discards, and Other Developments
Declaration of Principles Governing the Sea-Bed and the Ocean Floor, and the Subsoil Thereof, Beyond the Limits of National Jurisdiction
A/RES/2749(XXV)··1971
Reservation Exclusively for Peaceful Purposes of the Seabed and the Ocean Floor and the Subsoil Thereof, Underlying the High Seas Beyond the Limits of Present National Jurisdiction and Use of Their Resources in the Interests of Mankind, and Convening of a Conference on the Law of the Sea
A/RES/2750(XXV)A-C··1971
Reservation Exclusively for Peaceful Purposes of the Sea-Bed and the Ocean Floor, and the Subsoil Thereof, Underlying the High Seas Beyond the Limits of Present National Jurisdiction and Use of Their Resources in the Interest of Mankind, and Convening of a Conference on the Law of the Sea
A/RES/3029(XXVII)A-C··1973
Reservation Exclusively for Peaceful Purposes of the Sea-Bed and the Ocean Floor, and the Subsoil Thereof, Underlying the High Seas Beyond the Limits of Present National Jurisdiction and Use of Their Resources in the Interests of Mankind, and Convening of a Conference on the Law of the Sea
A/RES/3029(XXVII)[B]··1973
Reservation Exclusively for Peaceful Purposes of the Sea-Bed and the Ocean Floor, and the Subsoil Thereof, Underlying the High Seas Beyond the Limits of Present National Jurisdiction and Use of Their Resources in the Interests of Mankind, and Convening of a Conference on the Law of the Sea
A/RES/3029(XXVII)[C]··1973
Large-Scale Pelagic Drift-Net Fishing and Its Impact on the Living Marine Resources of the World's Oceans and Seas ; Unauthorized Fishing in Zones of National Jurisdiction and Its Impact on the Living Marine Resources of the World's Oceans and Seas; and Fisheries By-Catch and Discards and Their Impact on the Sustainable Use of the World's Living Marine Resources
A/RES/50/25··1996
Large-Scale Pelagic Drift-Net Fishing ; Unauthorized Fishing in Zones of National Jurisdiction ; and Fisheries By-Catch and Discards
A/RES/51/36··1997
Large-Scale Pelagic Drift-Net Fishing ; Unauthorized Fishing in Zones of National Jurisdiction and on the High Seas ; Fisheries By-Catch and Discards ; and Other Developments
A/RES/52/29··1998
Oceans and the Law of the Sea
A/RES/57/141··2003
Large-Scale Pelagic Drift-Net Fishing, Unauthorized Fishing in Zones of National Jurisdiction and on the High Seas/Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing, Fisheries By-Catch and Discards, and Other Developments
A/RES/57/142··2003