File contains a memo is from the Federal Republic of Germany, Singapore, Nepal, and Zambia to Reynaldo Galindo Pohl, the Chairman of the Second Committee of the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS III) on the concept of an economic zone. The file also contains handwritten notes by Elisabeth Mann Borgese.
File contains a memorandum to the Independent Commission on International Development Issues, encouraging discussion of marine resources, ocean management, and the new Law of the Sea on their agenda.
File contains a paper regarding the third United Nations conference on the law of the sea by Arvid Pardo, ahead of the Caracas meeting. The paper is from the National Press Club.
File contains a paper by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, detailing the history of the "marine revolution" which lead to the Law of the Sea Convention. This version contains handwritten annotations by Mann Borgese.
File contains two copies of an op-ed article written by Elisabeth Mann Borgese for the Christian Science Monitor (one is an edited (abbreviated) version).The articles deal with the forthcoming Seventh Session of the Law of the Sea Conference.
File contains documents pertaining to Part XI of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. Includes the Boat Paper, which was a controversial paper, to which the nonpaper (which the International Ocean Institute (IOI) was involved in writing) was a response. File also includes a report from the Secretary-General's informal consultations on the topic.
File includes copies of an interview with Elisabeth Mann Borgese on the Law of the Sea in "Development Forum" (volume 5, number 7). Includes both an English and a French copy.
File contains a comparison of the "Revised Single Negotiating Text," part I and annexes I - III, with the "Evensen text," and the "Informal Composit Negotiating Text," part VI and annexes II, II, and V.
File contains a reprint, taken from "The Mineral Resources Potential of the Earth" edited by F. Bender. Contains a handwritten dedication. See also MS-2-744, Box 218, Folder 9, for an earlier draft.
File contains a paper by Renate Platzöder, originally presented to the symposium "The Minteral Resources of the Earth," held in April 1979, in Hannover, West Germany.
File contains a paper, which identifies recommendations for harmonizing and strengthening the convention on the law of the sea and the treaty, with respect to the prohibition of the emplacement of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction on the seabed and the ocean floor. Paper was originally filed under the heading "Disarmament," and is by Elisabeth Mann Borgese.
File contains a draft paper of the "nonpaper" written with the International Ocean Institute (IOI) for the Group of 77 entitled: "Agreement on the Establishment of an Interim Regime From the Coming into Force of the Convention to the Time When Commercial Seabed Mining Becomes Economically and Ecologically Feasible."
File includes an edited copy of a paper by Elisabeth Mann Borgese on using the "common heritage" principle as a test case for the building of a new international order.
File contains a pre-print of an article by Elisabeth Mann Borgese from Futures (volume 31). The article discusses how the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea has changed (and is changing) notions of national sovereignty.
File contains some considerations the Holy See submitted in advance of the seventh session (March 28 - May 19, 1978) of the Second Committee of the Conference on the Law of the Sea. The paper opens with a discussion of why the Holy See is present at the conference.
File contains a paper by Professor Johnston (of the Faculty of Law, Dalhousie University), which was prepared for the conference on "Canadian Perspectives on Economic Relations with Japan" (York University, May 1979).
File contains a copy of an introduction by Elisabeth Mann Borgese to Arvid Pardo's book, which was published by the International Ocean Institute (IOI), discussing his role in the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS). Contains only pages 2-16.
File contains articles by George Kent, including an abstract for "Fisheries and the Law of the Sea: A Common Heritage Approach," "Dominance in Fishing," "Equity in Global Fisheries Management," "Fisheries and the Law of the Sea," and "New Order in the Pacific Project Outline."
Includes correspondence and "Keeping our share of the ocean's riches," "International fisheries management withour global agreement: United States policies and their impact on the Soviet Union," "Alternatives to a loaw of the sea treaty," "World order and the law of the sea" (EMB), "United States ocean policy :perspectives 1974," "The third United Nations law of the sea conference: Caracas," "The law to govern deepsea mining until superseded by international agreement" by J.G. Laylin, "The deep seabed hard mineral resources act - a negative view."
File contains a copy of an article from Marine Policy Reports (volume 2, issue 4), discussing the impact of the Law of the Sea on landlocked countries (using Afghanistan as an example).
File contains several articles and background documents. Specific titles include: "UNCLOS (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea) III, eighth session," "Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea: Geneva Assembly Resolutions Relating to the Law of the Sea," "The Sea Lawyers," "Memorandum on Marine Resources, Ocean Management, the Law of the Sea, and the New International Economic Order," "Sharing the Ocean Resources : Unresolved Issues in the Law of the Sea" by Shegeru Oda, and "Law of the Sea: New Perspectives."
File contains several articles relevant to the Law of the Sea. Specific documents are "Les Problemes Militaires du Nouveu Droit de la Mer," by Amiral H. Labrousse, "China's view on convening Law of the Sea Conference," "Developing Countires and the New Law of the Sea" by John Gulland (published in Oceanus), and the IMS (International Marine Science) Newsletter, number 8 (eight).
File contains a paper by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, published in the Third World Quarterly (volume 4, number 4), on the Tenth (10th) and Eleventh (11th) Sessions of the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea.
File includes documents (correspondence, papers, agendas, news articles, and so on) relating to John Logue and the World Order Research Institute. Some of the documents relate to a 1977 colloquim held by the institute, at which Elisabeth Mann Borgese was a speaker. Specific documents in the file include: "Church Response to the Law of the Sea" by Sister Mary Beth Reissen, School Sisters of Notre Dame, "Comparison of Three Texts on the Regime for the Deep Seabed Considered at the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea" by Jonathon I. Charney, a news letter from the Centre for War/Peace Studies, "Three Scenarios: The Law of the Sea, Ocean Mining, and the New International Economic Order" by Richard Hudson, "The Common Heritage of Mankind: What Does it Mean?" by Zlatibor Milovanovic, excerpts from Ambassador Arvid Pardo's November 1, 1967 speech on the ocean crisis delivered in the United Nations General Assembly, "World Order Research Institute Report" Numbers 17, 18 and 19, as well as a number of short articles pertaining to the law of the sea.
File contains a copy of a magazine article by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, published in "The Cooperator," volume 3, number 4. Article discusses early negotiations on the law of the sea, and expands on Mann Borgese's concept of a "World Community."
File includes various materials relating to the Law of the Sea negotiations in the 1970s. Includes newspaper and magazine articles, a draft of "The Latin American Accord", a diagram of world EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone)'s, "Sea Round-up - Section III", a draft of "Understanding and Protecting the Common Heritage," a two-section article in two editions of The New Yorker (1 August and 8 August 1983), a project draft from the Law of the Sea Institute, North-South Institute briefings, a backgrounder from the Heritage Foundation, a report from the Center for War/Peace Studies, a UN Journal (no. 82/37), "Locke and the Law of the Sea" by Robert A. Goldwin, a House of Lords official report (makes mention of Lord Ritchie-Calder), "Common Sense Versus 'The Common Heritage'"by Robert A. Goldwin, several copies of "Ocean Science News," "Customary International Law in the Absence of Widespread Ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea" by Bernard H. Oxman, a statement of Theodore Kronmiller before the National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere, a report from Soyuzmorniiproekt, and other miscellaneous related reports. Also includes some correspondence.
File includes materials originally filed with the articles and papers in file MS-2-744, Box 202, File 15. Includes "The Future of the UN Law of the Sea Convention" by Uwe Janisch, "The North Sea - International Law of the Sea and Environmental Protection" by Uwe Janisch, and "Conflict Management in the Law of the Sea: The Case of Maritime Boundary Delimitation" by David M. Dzidzornu.
File includes several miscellaneous documents, including: 1) "Resolution II: Co-ordination of Marine Activities," 2) a declaration involving the peaceful uses of the seabed, 3) an article about mineral exploration in Gabon, 4) an article about mining in Africa, 5) "Financial Terms of Contracts," 6) an address to an unidentified chairman; 7) handwritten financial arrangements; 8) "Economic Impact of Deep Sea Mining"; 9) a partial copy of the 28th Session of the General Assembly; 10) "An Ocean Resources Agency," 11) a partial statute, and 12) Section 4 - Comments on the new model. The part 1 of this file is in MS-2-744, Box 136, Folder 10.
File contains a draft (some handwritten, some typewritten with handwritten annotations) on the single negotiating text dealing with the International Sea-Bed Authority.
File includes a copy of "The Law of the Sea and the Twenty-First Century" (edited for a leadership seminar); "The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea: The Cost of Ratification" by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, Aldo Chircop, and Mahinda Perara; "Law of the Sea," and "Negotiations" (transcribed copies of a speech); an untitled speech on UNCLoS III; a proposal for research on the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea; a brief on Canadian foreign policy, the Law of the Sea, and ocean development; "The forthcoming U.N. conference on straddling and highly migratory stocks on the high seas" (a report); a statement given to the Second Special Commission in Jamaica; and "The New International Seabed Regime" published in "Marine Policy Report" (volume 6, number 2).
File contains notes written in advance of the 1979-1980 sessions of the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS). Also contains a document entitled "Marine Resources, Ocean Management, and the International Development Strategy for the 80s and Beyond."
File contains a copy of a speech delievered by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, in "Peace and the Sciences," published by the International Institute for Peace in Vienna. The document outlines the importance of an international solution to problems affecting the world's oceans, including a discussion of work done by the International Ocean Insitute (IOI) and Pacem in Maribus. Includes both English and German copies.
File includes an article, and agendas from the Pacific Asian Studies Association for the conference on Island and Archipelago Sea Law which was held in Guam, USA from April 5-9, 1977.
Documents concerning UNCLoS that EMB maintained for research purposes. Includes reports; lists of countries that ratified UNCLOS; copies of papers presented at related conferences; journal articles; one piece of correspondence.
This file contains a preprint of a forward written for an issue of the San Diego Law Review (volume 24, number 3) on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
File contains a copy of an article by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, discussing the accomplishments made in the Sixth Session of the Law of the Sea Conference (including the Informal Composite Negotiating Text). The article was published in "World Issues," October/November 1977 edition (published by Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions).
File contains documents used in negotiations for the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea. Includes, "Comments on the Compromise Formula, Third Revision," "Comments on the Compromise Formula, Third Revision," a proposal (a new compromise proposal), several untitled statement (some complete, some partial), and a statement on the structure and function of the International Seabed Authority. Some documents contain handwritten (by Elisabeth Mann Borgese) comments. These documents were originally housed in a large binder with other United Nations (UN) reference materials (i.e. press releases, journals, sessional reports) and the contents of MS-2-744, Box 117, Folder 2.
File contains a copy of a statement by Pardo (delievered to the United Nations) on the subject of the creation of an intergovernmental sea service in the Second Committee.
File contains three documents. One is a speech by Ambassador Arvid Pardo, given in advance of the Law of the Sea Conference, discussing the importance of the talks. The second are two pages (numbered 18 and 19) of an unknown draft discussing the ways the United Nations will evolve based on the Law of the Sea conference. The third is a document entitled "The Maltese Convocation on Maritime Questions Including the Sea-Bed and the Ocean Floor," produced by the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, on plans to hold a Convocation on in Malta in June, 1970 on maritime questions (which became the first Pacem in Maribus conference).
File contains a copy of a statement by John Alan Beesley, presented at a Plenary debate to the enlarged United Nations (UN) Committee on the Peaceful Uses of the Sea-bed and the Ocean Floor Beyond the Limits of National Jurisdiction.
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