Codification Division Publications: Diplomatic Conferences

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)

Table of Contents
Complete PDF
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 4.50 p.m.
	Election of the Chairman
2nd meeting
	Friday, 28 February 1958, at 4.25 p.m.
	Election of the Vice-Chairman
	Election of the Rapporteur
3rd meeting
	Monday, 3 March 1958, at 3.20 p.m.
	Organization of the work of the Committee
4th meeting
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	Friday, 21 March 1958, at 3.15 p.m.
	Organization of the Committee's work (continued)
14th meeting
	Monday, 24 March 1958, at 3.10 p.m.
	Organization of the Committee's work (continued)
15th meeting
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	Wednesday, 23 April 1958, at 5.25 p.m.
	Draft report of the Third Committee
	Conclusion of the Committee's work

Annexes
Symbol	Title
A/CONF.13/C.3/L.1 – L.29	Proposals submitted by States
A/CONF.13/C.3/L.30 – L.66	Proposals submitted by States
A/CONF.13/C.3/L.67 – L.89	Proposals submitted by States
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