Working Methods and Procedures in the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (Volume 199)
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ABSTRACTAfter introductory remarks, including a list of the main features and methods used at the Conference on the Law of the Sea, Jens Evensen, Judge of the International Court of Justice, recalls the events leading to the 1982 Convention. The author makes some general remarks regarding the content of the convention, and describes the preparatory work and procedure that led to the convention. Judge Evensen presents three key elements of the working method of the conference: the principle of consensus, “package deal”, and the gentleman’s agreement with a final vote.
Après des remarques introductives consacrées notamment à une énumération des principales caractéristiques et des principales méthodes utilisées lors de la conférence sur le droit de la mer, Jens Evensen, juge à la Cour internationale de justice, rappelle les événements qui ont conduit à la convention de 1982. L'auteur fait ensuite quelques remarques générales concernant le contenu de cette convention, et décrit ensuite le travail préparatoire et la procédure qui ont permis d'aboutir à cette convention. Le juge Evensen présente ensuite trois éléments primordiaux de la méthode de travail de la conférence : le principe du consensus, le « package deal », et le gentleman’s agreement avec vote en dernier ressort.
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- ABSTRACT
- BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
- PUBLICATIONS
- CHAPTER I - INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
- CHAPTER II - EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE UNITED NATIONS THIRD LAW OF THE SEA CONFERENCE
- CHAPTER III - GENERAL REMARKS — OVERVIEW OF THE 1982 LAW OF THE SEA CONVENTIONS
- CHAPTER IV - THE PREPARATORY WORK LEADING UP TO THE THIRD LAW OF THE SEA CONFERENCE — THE STEPWISE PROCEDURE TOWARDS THE TEXT OF THE CONVENTION
- CHAPTER V - THREE PROCEDURAL CORNERSTONES OF THE CONFERENCE: THE CONSENSUS PRINCIPLE — THE PACKAGE DEAL — THE GENTLEMAN’S AGREEMENT WITH VOTING AS A FINAL RESORT
- CHAPTER VI - CONCLUDING REMARKS
- ANNEX - RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE FIRST COMMITTEE
Working Methods and Procedures in the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (Volume 199)
in The Hague Academy Collected Courses Online / Recueil des cours de l'Académie de La Haye en ligneSearch for other papers by Jens Evensen in
Current site
Google Scholar
(36,804 words)