Codification Division Publications: Diplomatic Conferences

United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea

(Geneva, 24 February — 27 April 1958)

Volume IV: Second Committee (High Seas: General Regime)

Table of Contents
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Cover
Introductory Note
Contents
Index to documents of the Second Committee
Officers of the Committee

Summary records of plenary meetings
1st meeting
	Wednesday, 26 February 1958, at 4.45 p.m.
	Election of the Chairman
2nd meeting
	Friday, 28 February 1958, at 4.20 p.m.
	Election of the Vice-Chairman
	Election of the Rapporteur
3rd meeting
	Monday, 3 March 1958, at 3 p.m.
	Organization of the work of the Committee
4th meeting
	Tuesday, 4 March 1958, at 3.15 p.m.
	Expression of sympathy in connexion with the loss of the Turkish vessel Uskudar
	Organization of the work of the Committee (continued)
	Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (articles 26 to 48 and 61 to 65) (A/3159)
		General debate:
		Statements by Mr. Cardoso (Portugal), Mr. Riphagen (Netherlands) and Sir Alec Randall (United Kingdom)
5th meeting
	Wednesday, 5 March 1958, at 10.30 a.m.
	Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (articles 26 to 48 and 61 to 65) (A/3159) (continued)
		General debate (continued):
		Statements by Mr. Dupont-Willemin (Guatemala) and Mr. Baz (Lebanon)
6th meeting
	Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (articles 26 to 48 and 61 to 65) (A/3159) (continued)
		General debate (continued):
		Statements by Mr. Oldenburg (Denmark), Mr. Bierzanek (Poland), Mr. Arreglado (Philippines) and Mr. Seyersted (Norway)
7th meeting
	Monday, 10 March 1958, at 3 p.m.
	Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (articles 26 to 48 and 61 to 65) (A/3159) (continued)
		General debate (continued):
		Statements by Mr. Vrtacnik (Yugoslavia), Mr. Uribe Holguin (Colombia), Mr. Tunkin (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) and Mr. Vitelli (Italy)
8th meeting
	Tuesday, 11 March 1958, at 3.15 p.m.
	Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (articles 26 to 48 and 61 to 65) (A/3159) (continued)
		General debate (continued):
		Statements by Mr. Ohye (Japan), Mr. Pfeiffer (Federal Republic of Germany), Mr. Sikri (India), Mr. Fay (Ireland), Mr. Wynes (Australia) and Sir Alec Randall (United Kingdom)
9th meeting
	Thursday, 13 March 1958, at 3.15 p.m.
	Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (articles 26 to 48 and 61 to 65) (A/3159) (continued)
		General debate (continued):
		Statements by Mr. Hanidis (Greece), Mr. Perera (Ceylon), Mr. Colclough (United States of America), Mr. Ghelmegeanu (Romania), Mr. Chit Hlaing (Burma), Mr. Garcia-Sayan (Peru) and Mr. Machin (Spain)
10th meeting
	Friday, 14 March 1958, at 3.15 p.m.
	Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (articles 26 to 48 and 61 to 65) (A/3159) (continued)
		General debate (continued):
		Statements by Mr. Radouilsky (Bulgaria), Mr. Cardoso (Portugal), Mr. Leavey (Canada), Mr. Lutem (Turkey), Mr. Ben Salem (Tunisia) and Mr. Weeks (Liberia)
11th meeting
	Monday, 17 March 1958, at 3.20 p.m.
	Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (articles 26 to 48 and 61 to 65) (A/3159) (continued)
		General debate (continued):
		Statements by Mr. Shaha (Nepal), Mr. Matine-Daftary (Iran), Mr. Zourek (Czechoslovakia), Mr. Liu (China) and Mr. Hameed (Pakistan)
12th meeting
	Tuesday, 18 March 1958, at 3.20 p.m.
	Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (articles 26 to 48 and 61 to 65) (A/3159) (continued)
		General debate (continued):
		Statements by Mr. Jenks (International Labour Organisation), Mr. Mintz (Israel), Mr. Campos Ortiz (Mexico) and Mr. Ozores (Panama)
13th meeting
	Wednesday, 19 March 1958, at 10.45 a.m.
	Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (articles 26 to 48 and 61 to 65) (A/3159) (continued)
		General debate (continued):
		Statements by Mr. Pomes (Uruguay), Mr. Guarello (Chile), Mr. El Erian (United Arab Republic) and Mr. Koretsky (Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic)
		Statement by Mr. Francois (Expert to the secretariat of the Conference)
	Annex
14th meeting
	Monday, 24 March 1958, at 3 p.m.
	Organization of the work of the Committee (continued)
	Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)
		Proposal by Peru to postpone discussion of articles 26, 27 and 47
		Articles 26 (Definition of the high seas) and 27 (Freedom of the high seas)
15th meeting
	Tuesday, 25 March 1958, at 3 p.m.
	Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)
		Articles 26 (Definition of the high seas) and 27 (Freedom of the high seas) (continued)
16th meeting
	Wednesday, 26 March 1958, at 10.50 a.m.
	Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)
		Articles 26 (Definition of the high seas) and 27 (Freedom of the high seas) (continued)
17th meeting
	Wednesday, 26 March 1958, at 3 p.m.
	Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)
		New article, to be inserted after article 27, proposed by Czechoslovakia, Poland, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and Yugoslavia and draft resolution proposed by the United Kingdom
18th meeting
	Thursday, 27 March 1958, at 3.20 p.m.
	Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)
		New article, to be inserted after article 27, proposed by Czechoslovakia, Poland, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and Yugoslavia and draft resolutions proposed by the United Kingdom and India (continued)
19th meeting
	Friday, 28 March 1958, at 10.45 a.m.
	Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)
		Articles 28 (The right of navigation), 34 (Safety of navigation), 35 (Penal jurisdiction in matters of collision) and 36 (Duty to render assistance)
20th meeting
	Friday, 28 March 1958, at 3.15 p.m.
	Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)
		New article, to be inserted after article 27, proposed by Czechoslovakia, Poland, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and Yugoslavia and revised draft resolution proposed by India (concluded)
		Article 26 (Definition of the high seas) (concluded)
		Article 27 (Freedom of the high seas) (continued)
21st meeting
	Monday, 31 March 1958, at 10.45 a.m.
	Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)
		Article 27 (Freedom of the high seas) (continued)
22nd meeting
	Monday, 31 March 1958, at 3 p.m.
	Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)
		Article 27 (Freedom of the high seas) (concluded)
		Articles 28 (The right of navigation), 34 (Safety of navigation), 35 (Penal jurisdiction in matters of collision) and 36 (Duty to render assistance) (continued)
23rd meeting
	Tuesday, 1 April 1958, at 3.15 p.m.
	Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the Intemational Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)
		Articles 28 (The right of navigation), 34 (Safety of navigation), 35 (Penal jurisdiction in matters of collision) and 36 (Duty to render assistance) (continued)
		Articles 29 (Nationality or ships), 30 (Status of ships) and 31 (Ships sailing under two flags)
24th meeting
	Wednesday, 2 April 1958, at 3.20 p.m.
	Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)
		Articles 29 (Nationality of ships), 30 (Status of ships) and 31 (Ships sailing under two flags) (continued)
		Articles 32 (Immunity of warships) and 33 (Immunity of other government ships)
25th meeting
	Thursday, 3 April 1958, at 10.30 a.m.
	Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)
		Articles 32 (Immunity of warships) and 33 (Immunity of other government ships) (continued)
26th meeting
	Tuesday, 8 April 1958, at 3.20 p.m.
	Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)
		Articles 32 (Immunity of warships) and 33 (Immunity of other government ships) (continued)
		Article 28 (The right of navigation) (concluded)
		Article 29 (Nationality of ships) (concluded)
		Article 30 (Status of ships) (concluded)
		Article 31 (Ships sailing under two flags) (concluded)
27th meeting
	Wednesday, 9 April 1958, at 10.15 a.m.
	Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)
		Additional article 31 A (concluded)
		Article 32 (Immunity of warships) (concluded)
		Article 33 (Immunity of other government ships) (concluded)
		Additional article 33 A
		Article 34 (Safety of navigation) (concluded)
		Article 35 (Penal jurisdiction in matters of collision) (concluded)
		Article 36 (Duty to render assistance) (concluded)
		Articles 37 (Slave trade) and 38 to 45 (Piracy)
28th meeting
	Wednesday, 9 April 1958, at 8.15 p.m.
	Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)
		Articles 46 (Right of visit) and 47 (Right of hot pursuit)
29th meeting
	Thursday, 10 April 1958, at 3 p.m.
	Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)
		Article 37 (Slave trade) (concluded)
		Articles 38 to 45 (Piracy) (continued)
		Article 48 (Pollution of the high seas)
30th meeting
	Friday, 11 April 1958, at 10.20 a.m.
	Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)
		Additional article proposed by Denmark
		Articles 38 to 45 (Piracy) (concluded)
		Articles 61 to 65 (Submarine cables and pipelines)
31st meeting
	Friday, 11 April 1958, at 8.35 p.m.
	Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)
		Article 46 (Right of visit) (concluded)
		Article 47 (Right of hot pursuit) (concluded)
		Article 48 (Pollution of the high seas) (concluded)
32nd meeting
	Saturday, 12 April 1958, at 10.25 a.m.
	Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)
		Articles 61 to 65 (Submarine cables and pipelines) (concluded)
		Additional article proposed by Denmark (concluded)
		Additional article proposed by Colombia
		Additional article proposed by Portugal (continued)
		Additional article 33 A (continued)
33rd meeting
	Monday, 14 April 1958, at 10.30 a.m.
	Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)
		Additional article proposed by Colombia (concluded)
		Additional article 33 A (concluded)
		Additional article proposed by Argentina, Ceylon, India and Mexico
34th meeting
	Tuesday, 15 April 1958, at 2.45 p.m.
	Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)
		Additional article proposed by Portugal (concluded)
		Additional article proposed by Argentina, Ceylon, India and Mexico (concluded)
	Appointment of a Drafting Committee
	Consideration of the kind of instrument required to embody the results of the Committee's work
35th meeting
	Wednesday, 16 April 1958, at 3.10 p.m.
	Consideration of the kind of instrument required to embody the results of the Second Committee's work (concluded)
36th meeting
	Friday, 18 April 1958, at 3.30 p.m.
	Consideration of the report of the Drafting Committee
37th meeting
	Monday, 21 April 1958, at 3.05 p.m.
	Consideration of the draft report of the Committee
	Completion of the Committee's work

Annexes
Symbol	Title
A/CONF.13/C.2/L.3 – L.35	Proposals submitted by States
A/CONF.13/C.2/L.36 – L.71	Proposals submitted by States
A/CONF.13/C.2/L.73 – L.105	Proposals submitted by States
A/CONF.13/C.2/L.106 – L.150	Proposals submitted by States
A/CONF.13/L.17/Add.1	Text of the articles and draft resolutions adopted by the Second Committee