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 contains a background paper. Full title: "Concerning the Difficulties Raised at the Last Informal Consultation of the Secretary-General with Respect to the Deep Sea-Bed Mining Provisions of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea."
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 background papers distributed by the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions. Includes "The United Nations (UN) Conference on the Law of the Sea" by Elisabeth Mann Borgese,"The Preparations for the Law of the Sea Conference" by John R. Stevenson and Bernard Oxman, and "The Latin American Contribution to the Development of the Law of the Sea" by F.V. García-Amador. Also includes a brief letter from Ambassador John R. Stevenson (the American Special Representative of the President for the Law of the Sea Conference) on the Fifth Pacem in Maribus (PIM V) Convocation.
File contains a cover letter advertising a conference addressing the Algiers Recommendation (at the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions), and a background paper entitled "The Law of the Sea" (CID. 1/ALG/C.B.1/Rev/1). File contains a duplicate copy of the paper which was not digitized.
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 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 by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, which concerns the common heritage of mankind and the nature of the proposed Seabed Authority. A copy of a draft version, with handwritten corrections .
A copy of a bill, possibly used in a student parliament or another forum, on the need for Canada to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. A version of this resolution was drafter by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, and sent to Halifax Member of Parliament Mary Clancy, see MS-2-744, Box 288, Folder 8 for a copy.
File contains handwritten notes (numbered 1 to 9), discussing the period after the signing of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS III). Discusses the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) and JEFERAD (Joint Enterprise for Exploration in Research and Development).
File contains two pieces of correspondence from Elisabeth Mann Borgese to Layachi Yaker, Algerian Minsiter of Commerce, topics discussed include the new international economic order and the law of the sea, and a session of UNCLoS (United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea).
File includes correspondence to R.A. Ness (of the Ambassador Trading Company) and Satya Nanden (of the United Nations). Topics discussed include the Law of the Sea and Micronesia, and the Preparatory Commission for the International Sea-Bed Authority and for the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.
File contains correspondence with Austrian Ambassador to the United Nations, Karl Wolf. Also includes a report from the Geneva conference and a report from the Export Council of Norway. See also MS-2-744, Box 114, Folder 8 and MS-2-744, Box 355, Folder 24 for more correspondence with Ambassador Wolf on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
File contains correspondence with Karl Wolf, Austrian Ambassador to the United Nations. See also MS-2-744, Box 114, Folder 7 and MS-2-744, Box 355, Folder 24 for more correspondence with Ambassador Wolf relating to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
File contains correspondence with Austrian Ambassador Karl Wolf. Some correspondence concerns PrepCom, Pacem in Maribus conferences and International Ocean Institute. Other topics of discussion included the "Boat Paper" and the Koroma nonpaper. File also includes a copy of "Alternative Models for Pioneer Cooperation in Exploration, Technology Development, and Training" by Elisabeth Mann Borgese. See also MS-2-744, Box 114, Folder 7 and MS-2-744, Box 114, Folder 8 for more correspondence with Ambassador Wolf on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
File contains correspondence with Alyn Ware, Consultant at Large for the Lawyers' Committee on Nuclear Policy. Includes a copies of two papers by Ware ('Returning to the World Court: Notes on Possible Avenues for Follow-up Action in the International Court of Justice on Nuclear Disarmament," and "Nuclear Denizens of the Deep: Can we Prohibit Them?"), discussion surrounding bill introduced in the New Zealand parliament ("Nuclear Free Zone Expansion"), along with a copy of the bill, a speech by Elisabeth Mann Borgese on the bill, and a paper by Mann Borgese titled "Ocean Governance."
File contains correspondence with: Anton Vratusa of the ICPE (International Center for Public Enterprise in Developing Countries) on adovating for ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS); Lojze Peterle (Slovenian Deputy Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, letter contains an appeal from Mann Borgese on why UNCLoS is important to Slovenia); Mark Wood (a journalist at "The Malta Independent"); Layachi Yaker (mainly on the Secreatary General Consultations, the boat paper, and the non-paper); and Günther Zade of the World Maritime University (the International Ocean Institute held a training programme with them in 1992).
File contains correspondence with Austrian Ambassador and judge Helmut Turk. Topics of discussion include JEFERAD (Joint Enterprise For Exploration, Research And Development), and the boat paper of 1993. File contains duplicate copies which have not been digitized.
File contains correspondence with Philip R.L. Somerville, the Vice-Consul of the Canadian Consulate General, San Francisco (with a Pacem in Maribus invitation and a report on the Canadian position on UNCLoS III), John Blair of Shell Canada (on Pacem in Maribus), correspondence with Carleton Smith (with newspaper clippings) of the J. Paul Getty Wildlife Conservation Prize (and Arvid Pardo's nomination), and Sondra Sellars, asking for a list of articles/speeches by Pardo.
File contains correspondence with Japanese Member of Parliament Yuzuru Shimazaki (on the implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention of the Law on the Law of the Sea), Keith Suter, Danielle de St. Jorre (on problems with the Secretary-General's Consultations on the Law of the Sea), Margaret Wood of the International Ocean Institute (IOI), and Layachi Yaker (the letter to Yaker is missing a page).
File contains correspondence with Claiborne Pell, who was an American Senator from Rhode Island, and advocate for the United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea. Includes Congressional Hearings and Congressional Records (newsletters), and a resolution (S. Res. 186) on sea-bed mining.
File includes correspondence with: Kenneth Rattray (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jamaica); Ivo Sanander (Deputy Foreign Minister, Croatia); Alfred Sereki (Minister of Foreign Affairs, Albania); Indian Ambassador Bhagwat Singh; Indian Minister Manmohan Singh; Ambassador to the United Nations Danielle de St. Jorre; John R. Stevenson; and Keith Suter. Mainly discussed is the "Boat Paper" and the responding Koroma non-paper (written in part by Judge Koroma and Mann Borgese).
File includes documents sent by Annena (Nena) McKnight, on behalf of Maxwell S. McKnight (a counsel and petroleum advisor to the United States delegation to the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea). Documents sent include testimony of American Ambassador at Large and Special Representative of the President for the Law of the Sea Elliot L. Richardson given before the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, an opening statment from that committee meeting, and a transcript of remarks given at a joint meeting of the American Oceanic Organization and the Center for Oceans Law and Policy at the University of Virginia.
File contains correspondence with Daniel G. Partan, who was a professor of law at Boston University. Discussed was a talk Elisabeth Mann Borgese gave to his class and students from the International Law Club.
File contains a letter by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, sent to those attempting to rewrite Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, encouraging adoption of the PrepCom regime agreed on in the mid 1980s.
File contains correspondence. Correspondents include the Permanent Ambassador of Jamaica to the United Nations Lucille Mair (attached is a copy of the G-77 Draft Paper); Ambassador Don Mills; Claude Morel (Ministry of the Environment, Economic Planning and External Relations for Seychelles) ; Satya Nandan (attached is a statement by Elisabeth Mann Borgese to the United Nation's Commission for Sustainable Development), Professor Kaldone Nweihed (sent with a list of countries that have ratified the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea); Chinese Premier Li Peng; M.C.W. (Chris) Pinto; Steve Polansky; Senator Claiborne Pell (sent with the non-paper: "Agreement on the Implementation of Part XI and Annexes III and IV of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea"); and Jan Pronk.
File contains correspondence with Legal Scholar and Judge, Ronald St. John Macdonald. Topics of discussion include attendance at Pacem in Maribus (PIM) conferences, Elisabeth Mann Borgese's contribution to a book honouring Professor Wang Tieya (includes a brief biography blurb of Mann Borgese), Mann Borgese's support for a nomination of Macdonald for promotion within the Order of Canada, and correspondence with Macdonald about joining the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO). File Includes a copy of "UNCLoS, UNCED, and the Restructuring of the United Nations System" by Mann Borgese; a copy of "The United Nations Decade of International Law" by Macdonald; and a copy of an article by René Jean Dupuy ("Humanity and the Environment").
File contains outgoing correspondence only with Dr. Arnold Ruupel (Estonia), Anatolijs Gorbunovs (Latvia), and Vytautas Landsbergis (Lithuania). Elisabeth Mann Borgese wrote to these leaders to urge them to ratify UNCLoS III (the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea).
File contains correspondence with Ruud Lubbers (on the United Nations Oceans Assembly proposal), Senator Allan J. MacEachen, Francois Napoleon Bailet and Canadian Finance Minister Paul Martin (on the notion of a Tobin Tax).
File contains correspondence with Judge Abdul Koroma, of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Sierra Leone to the United Nations. Correspondence concerns International Ocean Institute and Pacem in Maribus conferences, the need for ratification of UNCLoS (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea), a nomination for Judge Koroma to sit on the International Court of Justice, a series of letters sent out in advance of the Preparatory Committee meeting of 1986 (PrepCom), and the continued need for a new international economic order in the 1990s.
File contains correspondence with Lee Kimball, executive director of the Council on Ocean Law (COL). Correspondence concerns his work with the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and the World Resources Insitute (WRI) on the Antarctica Program, various COL workshops (including ones held in advance of the 1986 Preparatory Commission meeting), Pacem in Maribus conferences, and ratification of UNCLoS (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea). File includes two papers by Kimball: "International Institutions and Legal Issues," and "Whither International Institutional Arrangements to Support Ocean Law." See MS-2-744, Box 274, Folder 3 for more correspondence from COL.
File contains correspondence. Correspondents include Lithuanian Deputy Minister A. Kisonas, and Presidential Adviser Saulius Kolyta, on a possible visit of Elisabeth Mann Borgese to Lithuania to disucss ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea; University of Zagreb law professor Budislav Vukas; and Judge Abdul Koroma (attached is a copy of the G-77 Draft Paper, on an interim regime for seabed mining). File contains a duplicate copy of a letter, which has not been digitized.
File contains correspondence with the following: Judge Abdul Koroma (on the boat paper, and attachments: A speech on that paper, the "Anderson Paper," a "Draft Resolution for Adoption by the General Assembly," an "Agreement Relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea"); Ambassador Ramtane Lamamara (outgoing only, on the need to rally Group 77 countries on ratifying the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea); Patricia Lewis; and Dr. Luis Preval (on Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea).
File contains correspondence and documents relating to the debate about UNCLoS (the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea) and the Law of the Sea, hosted by the International Club, and at which Elisabeth Mann Borgese delievered the keynote address.
File contains correspondence with Ambassador Jose Luis Jesus, Permament Mission of Cape Verde to the United Nations. Correspondence concerns Pacem in Maribus (PIM) XVII, XVIII and XIX, the eighth session of the Preparatory Commission for the International Sea-Bed Authority (PrepCom) (and includes an agenda and time-table), and copies of correspondence from Mann Borgese to the Government of Finland and the need to obtain additional ratifications of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. File also includes a statement by Ambassador Jesus on the work of the Preparatory Commission
File contains correspondence with David L.D. Hall, the Executive Secretary for the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS). Mainly includes invitations to the International Ocean Institute to send observors to the UNCLoS sessions. File also includes sessional agendas.
File contains a letter from Sidney Holt to Elisabeth Mann Borgese, sent with copies of correspondence between Holt and Dr. N. Laing, and Dr. Laing and Professor Borg Costanzi (the Treasurer for the International Ocean Institute (IOI)). Correspondence mainly discusses the solarmarine lagoon proposal.
File contains a letter from Elisabeth Mann Borgese to Vice President Elect Al Gore, asking him to reconsider American opposition to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
File contains correspondence with Nobuhiro Habuto, the Deputy Director of the Foreign News Department, NHK (on Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, and ocean-mining), correspondence with and Guyana Ambassador to the United Nations Samuel R. Insanally (also on Part XI). All correspondence is outgoing only.
File includes correspondence with Luis Luis Echeverría, President of Mexico between 1970-1976, and then Ambassador of Mexico to UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization). Topics of discussion include Pacem in Maribus (PIM) VIII, and a seminar on the new international economic order and the law of the sea. File also includes an address by Preident Echeverría at a session of the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS III) held in Caracas, Venezuela.