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United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea

(Geneva, 24 February — 27 April 1958)

Volume V: Third Committee (High Seas: Fishing: Conservation of Living Resources)

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Table of Contents PDF
Cover View PDF file
Introductory Note View PDF file
Contents View PDF file
Index to documents of the Second Committee View PDF file
Officers of the Committee View PDF file
 
Summary records of plenary meetings
1st meeting View PDF file
  Wednesday, 26 February 1958, at 4.50 p.m.  
  Election of the Chairman  
2nd meeting View PDF file
  Friday, 28 February 1958, at 4.25 p.m.  
  Election of the Vice-Chairman  
  Election of the Rapporteur  
3rd meeting View PDF file
  Monday, 3 March 1958, at 3.20 p.m.  
  Organization of the work of the Committee  
4th meeting View PDF file
  Wednesday, 5 March 1958, at 3.15 p.m.  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (articles 49 to 60) (A/3159)  
    General debate:  
    Statements by U Khin (Burma), Mr. Lima (El Salvador) and Mr. Ozores (Panama)  
5th meeting View PDF file
  Monday, 10 March 1958, at 3 p.m.  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (articles 49 to 60) (A/3159) (continued)  
    General debate (continued):  
    Statements by Mr. Lund (Norway), Mr. Panikkar (India), Mr. Indrambarya (Thailand), Mr. Chen (China) and Mr. Llosa (Peru)  
6th meeting View PDF file
  Wednesday, 12 March 1958, at 3.15 p.m.  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (articles 49 to 60) (A/3159) (continued)  
    General debate (continued):  
    Statements by Mr. Tsuruoka (Japan), Mr. Rigal, (Haiti), Mr. Krylov (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics), Mr. Herrington (United States of America) and Mr. Kasuma (Indonesia)  
7th meeting View PDF file
  Thursday, 13 March 1958, at 3 p.m.  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (articles 49 to 60) (A/3159) (continued)  
    General debate (continued):  
    Statements by Mr. Wall (United Kingdom), Mr. de la Pradelle (Monaco), Mr. Thurmer (Netherlands), Mr. Hult (Sweden) and Mr. Michielsen (Belgium)  
8th meeting View PDF file
  Friday, 14 March 1958, at 3.10 p.m.  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (articles 49 to 60) (A/ 3159) (continued)  
    General debate (continued):  
    Statements by Mr. Grau (Switzerland), Mr. Cusmai (Italy), Mr. Ruivo (Portugal), Mr. Krispis (Greece), Mr. Pfeiffer (Federal Republic of Germany), Marquis de Miraflores (Spain) and Mr. Alloy (France)  
9th meeting View PDF file
  Monday, 17 March 1958, at 1.10 p.m.  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (articles 49 to 60) (A/3159) (continued)  
    General debate (continued):  
    Statements by Mr. Correa (Ecuador), Mr. Alvarez (Uruguay), Mr. Han (Republic of Korea), Mr. Cieglewicz (Poland), Mr. Popovic (Yugoslavia), Mr. Ozere (Canada) and Mr. de Fonseka (Ceylon)  
10th meeting View PDF file
  Tuesday, 18 March 1958. at 3.10 p.m.  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (articles 49 to 60) (A/3159) (continued)  
    General debate (continued):  
    Statements by Mr. Bocobo (Philippines), Mr. Golemanov (Bulgaria), Mr. Shavit ((Israel), Mr. Mallin (Ireland) and Mr. Melo Lecaros (Chile)  
11th meeting View PDF file
  Wednesday, 19 March 1958, at 3.20 p.m.  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (articles 49 to 60) (A/3159) (continued)  
    General debate (continued):  
    Statements by Mr. Qureshi (Pakistan), Mr. Olafsson (Iceland), Mr. Gohar (United Arab Republic), Mr. Trejos Flores (Costa Rica) and Mr. Goncalves (Brazil)  
12th meeting View PDF file
  Thursday, 20 March 1958, at 3 p.m.  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (articles 49 to 60) (A/3159) (continued)  
    General debate (concluded):  
    Statements by Mr. Finn (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) and Mr. Castaneda (Mexico)  
  Organization of the Committee's work (continued)  
13th meeting View PDF file
  Friday, 21 March 1958, at 3.15 p.m.  
  Organization of the Committee's work (continued)  
14th meeting View PDF file
  Monday, 24 March 1958, at 3.10 p.m.  
  Organization of the Committee's work (continued)  
15th meeting View PDF file
  Tuesday, 25 March 1958, at 10.45 a.m.  
  Organization of the Committee's work (continued)  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)  
    Article 50 (Definition of conservation of the living resources of the sea)  
      Articles 51 to 53 and article 56 (Competence of non-coastal States)  
16th meeting View PDF file
  Wednesday, 26 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)  
    Article 50 (Definition of conservation of the living resources of the sea) (continued)  
17th meeting View PDF file
  Thurday, 27 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 50 (Definition of conservation of the living resources of the sea) (continued)  
      Articles 51 to 53 and article 56 (Competence of non-coastal States) (continued)  
18th meeting View PDF file
  Friday, 28 March 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 51 to 53 and article 56 (Competence of non-coastal States) (continued)  
19th meeting View PDF file
  Monday, 31 March 1958, at 10.40 a.m.  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)  
    Articles 51 to 53 and article 56 (Competence of non-coastal States) (continued)  
20th meeting View PDF file
  Tuesday, 1 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 53 and 56 (Competence of non-coastal States) (continued)  
21st meeting View PDF file
  Wednesday, 2 April 1958, at 10.10 a.m.  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)  
    Article 56 (Competence of non-coastal States) (continued)  
    Articles 54 and 55 (Competence of coastal States)  
22nd meeting View PDF file
  Thurday, 3 April 1958, at 3.5 p.m.  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)  
    Articles 54 and 55 (Competence of coastal States) (continued)  
23rd meeting View PDF file
  Tuesday, 8 April 1958, at 3.15 p.m.  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)  
    Articles 54 and 55 (Competence of coastal States) (continued)  
24th meeting View PDF file
  Wednesday, 9 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)  
    Articles 54 and 55 (Competence of coastal States) (continued)  
25th meeting View PDF file
  Thursday, 10 April 1958, at 3.15 p.m.  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)  
    Article 55 (Competence of coastal States) (continued)  
26th meeting View PDF file
  Thursday, 10 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)  
    Article 55 (Competence of coastal States) (continued)  
27th meeting View PDF file
  Friday, 11 April 1958, at 10.40 a.m.  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)  
    Article 55 (Competence of coastal States) (continued)  
28th meeting View PDF file
  Friday, 11 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 57 to 59 (Peaceful settlement of disputes)  
29th meeting View PDF file
  Saturday, 12 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)  
    Articles 57 to 59 (Peaceful settlement of disputes) (continued)  
30th meeting View PDF file
  Saturday, 12 April 1958, at 3.40 p.m.  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)  
    Articles 57 to 59 (Peaceful settlement of disputes) (continued)  
31st meeting View PDF file
  Monday, 14 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)  
    Articles 58 and 59 (Peaceful settlement of disputes) (continued)  
32nd meeting View PDF file
  Monday, 14 April 1958, at 4.45 p.m.  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)  
    Articles 58 and 59 (Peaceful settlement of disputes) (continued)  
33rd meeting View PDF file
  Tuesday, 15 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)  
    Article 59 (Peaceful settlement of disputes) {continued)  
    Additional articles 59 A and 59 B proposed by Norway  
    Additional article proposed by the United Kingdom  
    Outstanding paragraphs in articles 52 to 56  
34th meeting View PDF file
  Tuesday, 14 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)  
    Article 60 (Fisheries conducted by means of equipment embedded in the floor of the sea)  
      Article 49 (Right to fish)  
35th meeting View PDF file
  Wednesday, 16 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 59 B proposed by Norway (continued)  
    Additional article proposed by the United Kingdom (continued)  
    Additional article to follow article 49, proposed by Nepal  
    Proposals concerning claims to exclusive or preferential fishing rights on the basis of special conditions  
36th meeting View PDF file
  Wednesday, 16 April 1958, at 8.45 p.m.  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)  
    Proposals concerning claims to exclusive or preferential rights on the basis of special conditions (continued)  
37th meeting View PDF file
  Thursday, 17 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)  
    Draft resolution prepared by a working group composed of the representatives of Australia, Monaco and Nepal  
    Proposals concerning claims to exclusive or preferential rights based on special conditions (continued)  
38th meeting View PDF file
  Friday, 18 April 1958, at 10 a.m.  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)  
    Second reading of articles approved by the Third Committee on first reading  
39th meeting View PDF file
  Monday, 21 April 1958, at 10.25 a.m.  
  Consideration of the kind of instrument required to embody the results of the Committee's work  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)  
    Proposals concerning claims to exclusive or preferential rights based on special conditions (continued)  
40th meeting View PDF file
  Monday, 21 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)  
    Proposals concerning claims to exclusive or preferential rights based on special conditions (continued)  
    Second reading of articles approved by the Third Committee on first reading (continued)  
  Consideration of the kind of instrument required to embody the results of the Committee's work (continued)  
41st meeting View PDF file
  Monday, 21 April 1958, at 8.15 p.m.  
  Consideration of the kind of instrument required to embody the results of the Committee's work (continued)  
42nd meeting View PDF file
  Tuesday, 22 April 1958, at 10.35 a.m.  
  Consideration of the kind of instrument required to embody the results of the Committee's work (continued)  
  Consideration of the draft articles adopted by the International Law Commission at its eighth session (A/3159) (continued)  
    Proposals concerning claims to exclusive or preferential rights based on special conditions (continued)  
    Consideration of the Portuguese draft resolution on conservation measures in the adjacent high seas  
43rd meeting View PDF file
  Wednesday, 23 April 1958, at 5.25 p.m.  
  Draft report of the Third Committee  
  Conclusion of the Committee's work  
   
Annexes View PDF file
Symbol Title
A/CONF.13/C.3/L.1
– L.29
Proposals submitted by States View PDF file
A/CONF.13/C.3/L.30
– L.66
Proposals submitted by States View PDF file
A/CONF.13/C.3/L.67
– L.89
Proposals submitted by States View PDF file
A/CONF.13/C.3/L.21/Add.1

Text of the articles adopted by the Third Committee and text of the draft resolutions adopted by the Third Committee

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