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United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea

(Geneva, 24 February — 27 April 1958)

Volume II: Plenary Meetings, Summary records of meetings and Annexes

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Contents View PDF file
Index of documents relating to the General Committee and to the plenary meetings View PDF file
Resolution 1105 (XI) of the General Assembly of the United Nations convening the Conference View PDF file
List of delegations View PDF file
  Officers of the Conference and its committees  
  Secretariat of the Conference  
Agenda View PDF file
Rules of procedure View PDF file
 
Summary records of plenary meetings  
1st plenary meeting View PDF file
  Monday, 24 February 1958, at 3 p.m.  
  Opening of the Conference  
  Question of the representation of China  
  Election of the President  
  Adoption of the agenda  
  Adoption of the rules of procedure  
2nd plenary meeting View PDF file
  Tuesday, 25 February 1958, at 3 p.m.  
  Appointment of a Credentials Committee  
  Adoption of the rules of procedure (concluded)  
3rd plenary meeting View PDF file
  Wednesday, 26 February 1958, at 4 p.m.  
  Convening of the main committees  
  Election of Vice-Presidents  
  Organization of work  
4th plenary meeting View PDF file
  Friday, 28 February 1958, at 10.45 a.m.  
  Organization of work (continued)  
5th plenary meeting View PDF file
  Tuesday, 18 March 1958, at 10.30 a.m.  
  Note verbale addressed to the President of the Conference by the Secretary-General of the United Nations  
6th plenary meeting View PDF file
  Monday, 14 April 1958, at 3 p.m.  
  Report by the General Committee on the progress of the work of the Conference and on the appointment of the Drafting Committee  
7th plenary meeting View PDF file
  Monday, 21 April 1958, at 10.15 a.m.  
  Consideration of proposals concerning the settlement of disputes  
8th plenary meeting View PDF file
  Tuesday, 22 April 1958, at 10 a.m.  
  Consideration of the report of the Fourth Committee  
9th plenary meeting View PDF file
  Tuesday, 22 April 1958, at 3 p.m.  
  Consideration of the report of the Fourth Committee (continued)  
10th plenary meeting View PDF file
  Wednesday, 23 April 1958, at 10.15 a.m.  
  Consideration of the report of the Second Committee  
11th plenary meeting View PDF file
  Wednesday, 23 April 1958, at 3.15 p.m.  
  Consideration of the report of the Second Committee (continued)  
12th plenary meeting View PDF file
  Thursday, 24 April 1958, at 3 p.m.  
  Consideration of the report of the Fifth Committee  
  Consideration of the recommendations adopted by the General Committee concerning the procedure to be followed in dealing with the articles relating to the breadth of the territorial sea and the contiguous zone  
13th plenary meeting View PDF file
  Friday, 25 April 1958, at 10.15 a.m.  
  Fourth report of the Drafting Committee of the Conference: proposals regarding the judicial settlement of disputes  
14th plenary meeting View PDF file
  Friday, 25 April 1958, at 2.45 p.m.  
  Consideration of the report of the First Committee (Part I: articles 3 and 66) and of proposals relating to articles 3 and 66  
15th plenary meeting View PDF file
  Friday, 25 April 1958, at 8.50 p.m.  
  Consideration of the report of the First Committee (Part I: articles 3 and 66) and of proposals relating to articles 3 and 66 (continued)  
  Consideration of the report of the Third Committee  
16th plenary meeting View PDF file
  Saturday, 26 April 1958, at 10.30 a.m.  
  Consideration of the report of the Third Committee (continued)  
  Consideration of the report of the Credentials Committee  
17th plenary meeting View PDF file
  Saturday, 26 April 1958, at 3 p.m.  
  Sixth report of the Drafting Committee of the Conference: final clauses  
  Eighth report of the Drafting Committee of the Conference: judicial settlement of disputes  
  Consideration of the report of the Fourth Committee (continued)  
18th plenary meeting View PDF file
  Saturday, 26 April 1958, at 8.30 p.m.  
  Consideration of the report of the Fourth Committee (concluded)  
    Adoption of the Convention on the Continental Shelf  
  Consideration of the report of the Third Committee (concluded)  
    Adoption of the Convention on Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources of the High Seas  
  Consideration of the report of the Second Committee (concluded)  
    Adoption of the Convention of the High Seas  
19th plenary meeting View PDF file
  Sunday, 27 April 1958, at 11.30 a.m.  
  Consideration of the report of the First Committee (Part II: articles 1, 2 and 4 to 25)  
20th plenary meeting View PDF file
  Sunday, 27 April 1958, at 3.30 p.m.  
  Consideration of the report of the First Committee (Part II: articles 1, 2 and 4 to 25) (concluded)  
    Adoption of the Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone  
21st plenary meeting View PDF file
  Sunday, 27 April 1958, at 10.10 p.m.  
  Statements by the representatives of Guatemala, Mexico and the United Kingdom  
  Proposals for the convening of a new United Nations conference on the law of the sea  
  Tribute to the International Law Commission : proposal by Colombia  
  Closure of the Conference  
   
Annexes  
Symbol Title
A/CONF.13/L.2 First report of the General Committee: organization of the work of the Conference View PDF file
A/CONF.13/L.4 Note verbale dated 7 March 1958 addressed by the Secretary-General of the United Nations to the President of the Conference View PDF file
A/CONF.13/L.8 Second report of the General Committee: measures for expediting the work of the Conference View PDF file
A/CONF.13/L.10 Periodic reconvening of the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea: letter dated 16 April 1958 addressed by the Chairman of the Delegation of Peru to the President of the Conference View PDF file
A/CONF.13/L.11 Report of the Fifth Committee View PDF file
A/CONF.13/L.12 Report of the Fourth Committee View PDF file
A/CONF.13/L.13 First report of the Drafting Committee of the Conference: articles and final clauses adopted by the Fourth Committee (A/CONF.13/L.12) View PDF file
A/CONF.13/L.14 Yugoslavia: amendment to article 67 as adopted by the Fourth Committee (A/CONF.13/L.12)
A/CONF.13/L.15 Yugoslavia: amendment to article 72 as adopted by the Fourth Committee  (A/CONF.13/L.12) View PDF file
A/CONF.13/L.16 Canada: amendment to the recommendations of the Fourth Committee Concerning final clauses (A/CONF.13/L.12)
A/CONF.13/L.17 Report of the Second Committee View PDF file
A/CONF.13/L.19 Second report of the Drafting Committee of the Conference: articles and draft resolutions adopted by the Second Committee View PDF file
A/CONF.13/L.21 Report of the Third Committee View PDF file
A/CONF.13/L.22 Union of Soviet Socialist Republics: amendment to article 55 as adopted by the Third Committee (A/CONF.13/L.21) View PDF file
A/CONF.13/L.24 Fourth report of the Drafting Committee of the Conference: proposals regarding the judicial settlement of disputes
A/CONF.13/L.25 Convening of a second United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea View PDF file
A/CONF.13/L.26 Fifth report of the Drafting Committee of the Conference: articles and draft resolutions adopted by the Third Committee View PDF file
A/CONF.13/L.27 Union of South Africa: draft resolution
A/CONF.13/L.28/Rev.1 Report of the First Committee View PDF file
A/CONF.13/L.29 United States of America: proposal View PDF file
A/CONF.13/L.30 Union of Soviet Socialist Republics: proposal
A/CONF.13/L.31 United States of America: proposal
A/CONF.13/L.32 Sixth report of the Drafting Committee of the Conference: final clauses View PDF file
A/CONF.13/L.33 Cuba: proposal View PDF file
A/CONF.13/L.34 Burma, Colombia, Indonesia, Mexico, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Republic and Venezuela: proposal
A/CONF.13/L.37 Seventh report of the Drafting Committee of the Conference: convention on the high seas
A/CONF.13/L.40 Eighth report of the Drafting Committee of the Conference: judicial settlement of disputes
A/CONF.13/L.45 Ninth report of the Drafting Committee of the Conference: convention on fishing and conservation of the living resources of the high seas View PDF file
A/CONF.13/L.47 Tenth report of the Drafting Committee of the Conference: articles1, 2  and 4 to 25 adopted by the First Committee
A/CONF.13/L.49 Australia, Canada, Ceylon and Ghana: draft resolution
A/CONF.13/L.50 Statement by the Chairmen of the delegations of Chile, Peru and Ecuador View PDF file
A/CONF.13/L.52 Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone View PDF file
A/CONF.13/L.53 Convention on the High Seas View PDF file
A/CONF.13/L.54 Convention on Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources of the High Seas View PDF file
A/CONF.13/L.55 Convention on the Continental Shelf View PDF file
A/CONF.13/L.56 Resolutions adopted by the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea View PDF file
A/CONF.13/L.57 Optional Protocol of Signature concerning the Compulsory Settlement of Disputes View PDF file
A/CONF.13/L.58 Final act of the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea