File includes a first draft of "Resolution XXX of the General Assembly," prepared for the 1968-1969 session of the United Nations. The draft is accompanied by a memorandum from Elisabeth Mann Borgese to the staff at the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, discussing the sources of several ideas in the draft.
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 copy of a paper by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, discussing how the Law of the Sea can influence the building of a new international order. Missing page 3.
File contains two papers: One is from Jan Evensen, Head of the Delegation of Norway and entitled "Working Paper on the Exclusive Economic Zone," and the other is from M. Moncef Kedadi, Chairman of the Group of 77 and entitled "The Economic Zone."
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 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 two copies (a draft and the published version) of an article (subtitled) "Revision and Prevision" by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, which was published in the CSDI (Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions) magazine. The article summarizes the fourth session of the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS III).
File contains two information notes, which were submitted as informal background documents for the Secretary-General's informal consultations on deepsead mining and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea held in April and August of 1993.
File contains a report, which was written after the fifth (5th) session of the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS) III and is of unknown authorship. The file also contains a booklet from the International Ocean Institute (IOI), on the upcoming talks in Geneva (which includes an article by Borgese, "A New Strategy").
File contains material relating to the Joint Enterprise for Exploration, Research and Development (JEFERAD). Includes working papers, statements introducing the working paper to a meeting (likely Prep Com), policy recommendation, proposal, committee paper concerning the working papers, research materials, and correspondence.
File consists of documents (reports, a memorandum, and correspondence) relating to the Austrian proposal for the establishment of a Joint Enterprise for Exploration, Research and Development in the Ocean Mining (JEFERAD). Includes some preliminary remarks on JEFERAD, correspondence from B. Sen, sent with a memo regarding the Austrian proposal before Prepcom from the Asian-African Legal Consultative Committtee, a short speech on the topic (with handwritten corrections by Elisabeth Mann Borgese), a working paper, and a paper entitled "Deep Seabed Mining: Legal and Commercial Considerations."
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 proposals, memorandums, and drafts put forth regarding land locked and geographically disadvantaged states in preparation for the Composite Informal Single Negotiating Text.
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 unititled documents regarding the Seventh Session on of the United Nations conference and the signing at Montego Bay (including an editorial by Mann Borgese and a speech she delivered in Japan), handwritten notes, and the "Law of the Sea Contributions to Peace." The file also contains some background material, including a questionnaire, an International Ocean Institute (IOI) report, and a document from the United Nations.
File includes statements and reports relating to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Included are: "Legal and Institutional Problems of the Forthcoming Law of the Sea Conference to be Held in Santiago de Chile in 1974" by Joseph Cleland (Ghana), "Industry Views in the System of Exploitation at the Law of the Sea Conference," "Report on Informal Private Consultations in Mexico City 4-11 June 1979 Pertaining to Intersessional work of the Law of the Sea Conference," "Statement of the Austrian Delegation on 26 August 1980," and "Conference on the Law of the Sea: Eighth Session," a statement by M.C.W. Pinto.
File contains a paper, with handwritten corrections by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, discussing the Tenth and Eleventh Session of the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, and the future of the Convention.
File contains a paper on Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS), sea-bed mining, and the Preparatory Commission (PrepCom). File also includes a duplicate copy which has not been digitized.
File contains a list of materials that were available for consultation in the special library room established for the duration of the [Law of the Sea] conference (fifth session) and were located in the Secretariat building at the United Nations' headquarters in New York.
File contains newspaper clippings, and copies of newspaper articles. Mainly regarding the international seabed authority, and Malta's (failed) bid to host it.
File contains a report, by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, of the third sessinon of the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea. The paper was presented to the Club of Rome.
File contains a copy of a speech by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, on balancing an ocean development strategy with the building of a new International Economic Order.
Includes the Rules of Procedure, First Committee resolutions, other resolutions, political poetry, handwritten notes, a list of contacts, a declaration on UNCLoS, and a draft version of the Convention on the Law of the Sea. Also includes a letter from P. Kirthisingha (UNCTAD).
File includes correspondence and articles. Included is a preprint of "The Law of the Sea" by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, published in "Scientific American," with a letter to the editor of the periodical, correcting an error; a copy of "Ocean Management: The Next Steps for Canada" by Elisabeth Mann Borgese; correspondence to Jan Pronk (sent with a copy of "What Can Developing Countries Gain from the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea?" for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, or UNCTAD by Mann Borgese); and "The Draft Convention on the Law of the Sea: An Appeal for Action Now" by Elisabeth Mann Borgese.
Includes a note encouraging the adoption of the "Nonpaper" over the "Boat Paper;" a copy of a paper titled, "Jamaica Breakfast Club," which also concerned deep seabed mining.
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 includes three doucments (one resultion, a report, and a proposal). Specific documents include 1) a draft resolution on the law of the sea from Sri Lanka, 2) "Review of the Sixth Session of the Law of the Sea Conference" by Kazou Sumi, and 3) a proposal by Maxwell Bruce entitled "Advocate for the Unborn."
File includes three documents, which are likely by Elisabeth Mann Borgese. Includes 1) "Progress Report" (regarding the New International Technological Order emerging from the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, or UNCLoS); 2) "The United Nations Decade of International Law and the Law of the Sea," a document from the 1990s, outlining the new concepts that emerged from UNCLoS (including the common heritage of mankind); and 3) an untitled document relating the events of the tenth and eleventh sessions of the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS).
File includes three documents: 1) A speech to the International Club in Washington on 9 June 1983; 2) A project proposal on disarmament, and 3) "The International Seabed Authority as prototype for future international resource management". All contain handwritten annotations and/or corrections by Elisabeth Mann Borgese. Presumably all authored by Mann Borgese.
File includes various newpaper articles. Includes an editorial by Elisabeth Mann Borgese sent to the Globe and Mail and Canadian politicans on why Canada needs to ratify the Convention on the Law of the Sea, a copy of "Bury the Law of the Sea Treaty" by Doug Bandow, letters from Elisabeth Mann Borgese to the editor of the New York Times, responding to an article by Steven Greenhouse, correspondence, and relevant articles from the New York Times, The Washington Post, and the Sunday Star-Ledger.
File contains two copies of the article "UNCLoS (United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea) and the New International Economic Order" by Elisabeth Mann Borgese for publication as an insert in "Neptune."
File contains an article by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, outlining the difficulties at a recent session of the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS). One of her main criticisms was UNCLoS's failure to focus on the needs of the developing world.
File contains a report on the Ninth Session of the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS III), possibly by Elisabeth Mann Borgese. The report discusses, among other things, the Informal Composite Negotiating Text (ICNT), and establishing a Seabed Authority.
File contains a list of corrections and clarifications for study, "The New International Economic Order and the Law of Sea" by Elisabeth Mann Borgese and Arvid Pardo. The file also contains correspondence relevant to the work, and a draft version of "The New International Economic Order and the Law of the Sea" by Elisabeth Mann Borgese. Also see MS-2-744, Box 174, Folder 19 and MS-2-744, Box 176, Folder 1.
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 an extract from a report of Arlie, Virginia Workshop on "The Conservation of Wild Living Resources," relating to resource management and the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS).
File contains a note by Elisabeth Mann Borgese concerning the Boat Paper and Nonpaper. It is possible this note was distributed to those involved with the Secretary-General's informal consultations on the topic.
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.
File contains several copies of Elisabeth Mann Borgese's paper ("Perestroika and the Law of the Sea"), including drafts, and a shorter version of the paper for Russian translation. The file also includes correspondence with people to whom she sent the paper.
File contains a copy of the preliminary draft, as well as a copy of the United Nations Draft Statute for an International Sea-bed Authority (as submitted by the United Republic of Tanzania), the file also contains copies of handwritten notes by Elisabeth Mann Borgese.
File contains a summary of the statement made by Arvid Pardo in the First Committee of the General Assembly on 1 November [1967] on the question of the sea-bed and the ocean floor.
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