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United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea

(Geneva, 24 February — 27 April 1958)

Volume I: Preparatory Documents

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A/CONF.13/1 Historic bays View PDF file
A/CONF.13/2 + Add.1 Scientific considerations relating to the continental shelf View PDF file
A/CONF.13/3 The economic and scientific basis of the principle of abstention, by Richard van Cleve View PDF file
A/CONF.13/4 The law of the air and the draft articles concerning the law of the sea adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session, by E. Pépin View PDF file
A/CONF.13/5 + Add.1–4 Comments by Governments on the draft articles concerning the law of the sea adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session View PDF file
A/CONF.13/6 + Add.1 A brief geographical and hydrographical study of straits which constitue routes for international.traffic, by Commander R. H. Kennedy View PDF file
A/CONF.13/7 The relation between the draft articles concerning the law of the sea adopted by the International Law Commission and international agreements dealing with the suppression of the slave trade View PDF file
A/CONF.13/8 Pollution of the sea by oil View PDF file
A/CONF.13/9 Provisional agenda (For the text of the agenda, as adopted at the 1st plenary meeting of the Conference, see Official Records of the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, volume II)  
A/CONF.13/10 Provisional rules of procedure (For the text of the rules of procedure, as adopted at the 1st and 2nd plenary meetings of the Conference, see Official Records of the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, volume II)  
A/CONF.13/11 Method of work and procedures of the Conference: report of the Secretary-General View PDF file
A/CONF.13/12 Technical particulars concerning the methods of fishing conducted by means of equipment embedded in the floor of the sea View PDF file
A/CONF.13/13 Examination of living resources associated with the sea bed of the continental shelf with regard to the nature and degree of their physical and biological association with such sea bed View PDF file
A/CONF.13/14 Guide to instruments affecting the legal status of straits: document prepared by the Secretariat (Mimeographed)  
A/CONF.13/15 A brief geographical and hydrographical study of bays and estuaries, the coasts of which belong to different states, by Commander R. H. Kennedy View PDF file
A/CONF.13/16 The economic importance of the sea fisheries in different countries View PDF file
A/CONF.13/17 Bibliographical guide to the law of the sea: document prepared by the Secretariat (Mimeographed)  
A/CONF.13/18 Certain legal aspects concerning the delimitation of the territorial water of archipelagos, by Jens Evensen View PDF file
A/CONF.13/19 Verbatim record of the debate in the Sixth Committee of the General Assembly, at its eleventh session, relating to agenda item 53 (a) (Mimeographed)  
A/CONF.13/20 Preparation of the Conference: report of the Secretary-General View PDF file
A/CONF.13/21 + Add.l + Corr.1 Reference guide to resolutions and records concerning the law of the sea adopted by world-wide or regional international conferences and meetings : document prepared by the Secretariat (Mimeographed)  
A/CONF.13/22 + Corr.1 Guide to decisions of international tribunals relating to the law of the sea : document prepared by the Secretariat (Mimeographed)  
A/CONF.13/23 List in chronological order of international agreements relating to fisheries and other questions affecting the utilization and conservation of the resources of the sea: document prepared by the Secretariat (Mimeographed)  
A/CONF.13/24 Information submitted by Governments regarding laws, decrees and regulations for the prevention of pollution of the seas (Mimeographed)  
A/CONF.13/25 Recent developments in the technology of exploiting the mineral resources of the continental shelf, by M. W. Mouton (Mimeographed)  
A/CONF.13/26 The breadth of the safety zone for installations necessary for the exploration and exploitation of the natural resources of the continental shelf, by M. W. Mouton (Mimeographed)  
A/CONF.13/27 Supplement to the following three volumes of the United Nations Legislative Series: Laws and Regulations on the Regime of the High Seas, vols I and II, and Laws concerning the Nationality of ships (printed as a special Supplement in the United Nations Legislative Series)  
A/CONF.13/28 Resolutions by and communication from the International Council of Scientific Unions concerning part II, section III of the articles concerning the law of the sea (continental shelf): document transmitted by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Mimeographed)  
A/CONF.13/29 + Add.1 Question of free access to the sea of land-locked countries View PDF file
A/CONF.13/30 + Corr.1 Table of references to comments by governments on the articles concerning the law of the sea adopted by the International Law Commission at its successive sessions and to the relevant statements in the Sixth Committee at the eleventh and previous sessions of the General Assembly (Mimeographed)  
A/CONF.13/31 Comments by the International Civil Aviation Organization on the draft articles concerning the law of the sea adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session View PDF file
A/CONF.13/32 Text of the draft articles concerning the law of the sea adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (see Official Records of the General Assembly, Eleventh Session, Supplement No. 9 (A/3159))  
A/CONF.13/33 Initial list of documents for the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (Mimeographed)  
A/CONF.13/34 + Rev.1 Agenda adopted by the Conference at its 1st plenary meeting (See Official Records of the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, volume II)  
A/CONF.13/35 Rules of procedure adapted by the Conference at its 1st and 2nd plenary meetings (See Official Records of the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, volume II)  
A/CONF.13/36 Comments by the World Health Organization on draft article 66 concerning the law of the sea adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session View PDF file