File includes a copy of Elisabeth Mann Borgese's views on the Fifth Session of the United Nations Law of the Sea Conference. The file also includes correspondence from Roger H. Charlier, on the possibility of Mann Borgese writing a thesis on the Law of the Sea.
File contains two papers written by Elisabeth Mann Borgese. The first, "The Draft Convention on the Law of the Sea: An Appeal for Action Now," was written after the suspension of the Tenth (10th) Session of the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, after the United States Government announced a review of the Draft Convention. The second is a a copy of "The Draft Convention" on the Informal Composite Negotiating Text.
File contains a draft copy (with some corrections) of a paper by Elisabeth Mann Borgese on the accomplishments Ninth (9th) Session of the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (including a discussion of the Informal Composite Negotiating Text), and some of the difficulties that lay ahead.
File contains part of "The Common Heritage," a collection of papers by Arvid Pardo. Included is the table of contents, dedication page, and an introduction to the collection by Elisabeth Mann Borgese (which contains biographical information on Pardo, and a summary of the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, or UNCLoS III, through 1974).
File contains a copy of an article written for the New York Times entitled "The Complexities of a Sea Change" on the third and fifth session of the Law of the Sea conference. Also includes a longer draft version of the article.
File contains the preliminary edition of a handbook containing materials relevant to the Common Heritage Fund proposal now before the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS III). The handbook contains copies of articles, and speeches (mainly by government officials).
File contains a copy of a chapter written by Arvid Pardo and Elisabeth Mann Borgese, outlining the concept of the "common heritage of mankind," and discussing how the concept could form the foundation for a New International Economic Order.
File contains an address given by Elisabeth Mann Borgese at the occasion of the official closing of the International Course on Housing, Planning and Building, and the International course on Industrial Quality Control of Bouwcentrum International Education on 19 December 1975 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
File contains an outline of the "Technological Knowledge as Common Heritage of Mankind." Includes newspaper, handwritten notes, and magazine clippings relevant to the topic.
File includes copies of a paper by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, written for a publication in honour of Shigeru Oda ("Liber Amicorum Judge Shigeru Oda"), on the expansion of the concept of "the common heritage of mankind" from the mineral resources of the international seabed to the ocean's living resources. The file contains a preprint version, as well as an earlier draft. The file also includes a copy of a different article by Mann Borgese, "The Common Heritage," which was published in 1974 in "Ceres" magazine (see MS-2-744, Box 174, Folder 18). File contains duplicate copies which have not been digitized.
File contains pages from a draft of Arvid Pardo's "The Common Heritage: Selected Papers on Oceans and World Order," a collection of speeches made by Pardo. This file contains statements number 22-26, and several appendices from the work. The twenty-second statement was made to the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of the Sea-bed and the Ocean Floor on 16 July 1973. The twenty-third statement was made to Subcommittee III of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of the Sea-bed and the Ocean Floor on 20 July 1973. The twenty- fourth statement was made to the Social and Economic Council on 26 July 1973. The twenty-fifth statement was made to Subcommittee II of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of the Sea-bed and the Ocean Floor on 8 August 1973. The twenty-sixth statement was made to the School for Advanced International Studies at John Hopkins University on 24 October 1974 and the National Press Club on 4 June 1974. Also includes Resolution 1573 (XLIX), the Maltese Draft Ocean Space Treaty, and Maltese draft articles on national ocean space. Part and parcel of MS-2-744, Box 126, Folder 1, MS-2-744, Box 126, Folder 2, MS-2-744. Box 126, Folder 3, and MS-2-744, Box 126, Folder 4.
File contains statements and press releases from the permanent representatives to the United Nations from the United Kingdom, Ukraine, the United States, Fiji, Cyprus, the People's Republic of China, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Sweden, Indonesia, Japan, Peru,the Group of 77 (Colombia), Australia, and Denmark. Some statements were from the forty-seventh (47th) session of the United Statements General Assembly, and others from the First Commission on Science and Technology.
File contains memoranda and speeches by Arvid Pardo, some delievered in his role as Ambassador to the United Nations. Specific documents include a memorandum from 1971 on the explotation of the resources of ocean space, "A New Order in Ocean Space" (delievered to the Council of Europe), a statement given on 5 August 1971 to the Main Committee of the Sea-bed Committee, a statement given on 17 August 1971 to the United Nations Preparatory Committee for the Third Law of the Sea Conference, a statement given on 24 November 1971 on the subject of the creation of an intergovernmental sea service, a statement given on 28 March 1972 in Sub-Committee II, and a statement given on 23 March 1972 (to the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of the Sea-Bed and the Ocean Floor Beyond the Limits of National Jurisdiction). Most materials have been edited and annotated by Elisabeth Mann Borgese. Some may concern UN matters aside from UNCLoS III.
File contains a copy of an article by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, published in advance of the Sixth Session of the Law of the Sea Conference. The article appears in the periodical "D+C Development and Co-operation" (3/77).
File contains a copy of a summary of discussions held at the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions relating to the law of the sea (particularly on matters relating to the sea-bed and the common heritage principle). Includes a cover letter from Elisabeth Mann Borgese.
File contains a draft outlining Arvid Pardo's views on the prospects for a comprehensive treaty on the law of the sea. This is an edited draft, with handwritten corrections.
File contains draft pages from Arvid Pardo's "The Common Heritage: Selected Papers on Oceans and the World Order," a collection of speeches by Pardo. This section contains speeches numbered 17-21. The seventeenth statement was made to Subcommittee II of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of the Sea-bed and the Ocean Floor on 28 March 1972. The eighteenth statement was made to the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of the Sea-bed and the Ocean Floor on 10 August 1972. The nineteenth statement was made to Subcommittee I of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of the Sea-bed and the Ocean Floor on 4 December 1972. The twentieth statement was made to Subcommittee III of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of the Sea-bed and the Ocean Floor on 14 March 1973. The twenty-first statement was made to the same Subcommittee on 2 April 1973. Part and parcel of MS-2-744, Box 126, Folder 1, MS-2-744, Box 126, Folder 2, MS-2-744, Box 126, Folder 3, and MS-2-744, Box 126, Folder 5.
File contains a copy of a statement by the the Ghanese delegation (made on August 23, 1976), with handwritten comments. It was originally housed in a large binder with other United Nations (UN) material (i.e. press releases, General Assembly reports, etc.) and the materials of MS-2-744, Box 117, Folder 5, MS-2-744, Box 117, Folder 6, MS-2-744 Box 117, Folder 7, and MS-2-744, Box 117, Folder 8.
File contains pages from a draft of Arvid Pardo's "The Common Heritage: Selected Papers on Oceans and World Order." This file includes six statements made by Pardo, numbered 5-10. The fifth statement was made to the Legal Subcommittee of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of the Sea-bed and the Ocean Floor on 20 August 1969. The sixth statement was made to the Second Committee of the General Assembly on 2 December 1969. The seventh statement was made to the Economic and Technical Subcommittee of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of the Sea-bed and the Ocean Floor on 16 March 1970. The eighth statement was made to the Expanded Committee on Planning and Coordination Committee of the Economic and Social Council on 2 June 1970. The ninth statement was made to the Coordination Committee of the Economic and Social Council on 10 July 1970. The tenth statement was made to the committee on the Peaceful Uses of the Sea-bed and the Ocean Floor on 12 August 1970. Part and parcel of MS-2-744, Box 126, Folder 1, MS-2-744, Box 126, Folder 3, MS-2-744, Box 126, Folder 4, and MS-2-744, Box 126, Folder 5, which contain the other sections of Pardo's book.
File contains pages from Arvid Pardo's "The Common Heritage: Selected Papers on Oceans and World Order," a collection of speeches. This file contains five statements made by Pardo (numbered 11-15). The eleventh statement was made to the First Committee of the General Assembly on 12 November 1970. The twelfth statement was made to the Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe on 3 December 1970. The thirteenth statement was made to the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of the Sea-bed and the Ocean Floor on 23 March 1971 (includes appendices). The fourteenth statement was made to the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of the Sea-bed and the Ocean Floor on 5 August 1971. The fifteenth statement was made to Subcommittee III of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of the Sea-bed and the Ocean Floor on 17 August 1971. Part and parcel of MS-2-744, Box 126, Folder 1, MS-2-744, Box 126, Folder 2, MS-2-744, Box 126, Folder 4, and MS-2-744, Box 126, Folder 5, which contain the rest of the book.
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.
File contains statements by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, delievered before the First Committee of UNCLoS (United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea) III on 12 July 1974 and 6 August 1974. Also includes a draft versoin.
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 speech concerning the "Coordination of Marine Activites," delivered during the 285th meeting of the C.P.C. on 2 June 1970 concerning "Coordination fo marine activities."
File contains a copy of a speech by Ambassador Perisic, delivered after Jens Eversen's report. His remarks concern the problem of the continental shelf, the issue of developing versus developed countries, and the structure of the Authority. Contains handwritten corrections by Elisabeth Mann Borgese.
File contains a speech by Ambassadr Pardo delivered to Subcommittee III of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of the Sea-Bed and the Ocean Floor Beyond the Limits of National Jurisdiction. This version has handwritten comments and marking by Elisabeth Mann Borgese.
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 paper by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, discussing raw materials, developing countries, and existing agencies, and how they would be affected by the Law of the Sea. This version contains some handwritten corrections.
File contains a copy of an article by the senior scientific advisor to the United States Law of the Sea Delegation. It was originally published in "Science" volume 209, issue 25 (1980), pages 464-472.
File contains a report. Full title: Seabed Regime and Machinery: Some ideas, aspects and critics: An Analysis of Current Proposals from the Point of View of the Ocean Mining Industry.
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 includes documents relevant to the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea talks. Includes "Draft United Nations (UN) Convention on the International Sea-Bed Area," "Establishment of a Regime for the Exploration and Exploitation of the Sea-Bed," and "International Regime."
File includes articles on the international sea-bed. Includes a preface from an unknown document, the paper "Deep Sea-Bed Mining and the Protections of the Marine Environment" by Andre Nookaemper, and "Non-Extractive Uses of the Seabed" by H. Gary Knight.