LAW OF THE SEA
MULTILATERAL TREATIES DEPOSITED WITH THE SECRETARY-GENERAL
Commercial Arbitration , Commodities , Navigation , Transport and Commmunications

DOALOS - UN DIVISION OF OCEAN AFFAIRS AND LAW OF THE SEA
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea  [ PDF 817KB]
Agreement relation to Implementation of Part XI of the Convention
     OPEN FOR SIGNATURE 10 DECEMBER 1982 - ENTRY INTO FORCE : 16 November 1994
Status of the Convention and of its Agreements
DOALOS Publications on legal matters / related to the Convention
     - CLCS - COMMISSION ON THE LIMITS OF THE CONTINENTAL SHELF
Maritime space: Legislation and treaties
IMO - INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION
List of Conventions

UNEP - UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME
About Regional Seas Conventions
Legal Agreements Relating to the Marine Environment
Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans

ICJ - INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
Basic Documents
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     An annotated search page with links to ICJ documents and publications

ECE - ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE
WATER CONVENTION
The Convention of the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes

UNESCO - UN EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION
Draft Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage  [November 2001]
    
Conventions (IOC/GOOS)

FAO - FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION- FISHERIES
Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries
Fisheries: International Agreements & Initiatives
1995 UN Fish Stocks Agreement
Agreement relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks 10 Dec. 1982
FRESHWATER
Legal Advisory services relating to the development, use and protection of Freshwater resources
    


FAO - FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION- FISHERIES
Fisheries : Databases and Statistics

CURRENT SESSION

GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Report of the Secretary-General to the General Assembly   [PDF FORMAT]
    
      GENERAL ASSEMBLY Document A/57/57
Reports of the Secretary-General to the General Assembly     []
    - on Deep Seabed Mining
    - on Large-scale pelagic drift-net fishing, unauthorized fishing in zones of national jurisdiction and on the high seas, fisheries by-catch and discards, and other developments
General Assembly Resolutions
    -   Provisional agenda of the General Assembly   (See agenda item 25)
      GENERAL ASSEMBLY DOCUMENT A/57/150

General Assembly resolution establishing the Open-ended Informal Consultative Process
    
      GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION A/RES/54/33
Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses
      GENERALASSEMBLY RESOLUTION A/RES/51/229 of 21 May 1997
AGENDA 21
Report of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
         Rio de Janeiro, 3-14 June 1992
Protection of the Oceans, all kinds of Seas, including enclosed and sem-enclosed Seas, and Coastal Areas and the Protection, Rational use and Development of their Living Resources
     Agenda 21, Chapter 17 - DOCUMENT A/CONF.151/26 (Vol. II) 13 August 1992

DOALOS - DIVISION OF OCEAN AFFAIRS AND LAW OF THE SEA
OLA - OFFICE OF LEGAL AFFAIRS
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Publications prepared by the Division
Documents of the Meetings of the States Parties to the Convention - Reports
Documents of the Open-ended Consultative Process
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Report on the work of the United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative Process at its third meeting
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     GENERAL ASSEMBLY DOCUMENT A/57/80
TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA: 20 Years of Law and Order on the Oceans and Seas
Oceans: the Lifeline of our Planet

LOS - UN Documents Research Guide
      DHL/DPI - DAG HAMMARSKJOLD LIBRARY

CLCS - COMMISSION ON THE LIMITS OF THE CONTINENTAL SHELF
/ DIVISION FOR OCEAN AFFAIRS AND  THE LAW OF THE SEA
MARITIME SPACE: MARITIME ZONES AND MARITIME DELIMITATION
Documents relating to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf
DATABASES
Maritime space: legislation and treaties
Comprehensive information on the status of State practice
   [ MAP - Information by Region ]
Selected Documents of the Commission
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UNIITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA, Article 76
Criteria by which a coastal State may establish the outer limits of its continental shelf [... more]
ISBA - INTERNATIONAL SEABED AUTHORITY
Agreement on the relationship between the United Nations and the International Seabed Authority
    GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION A/RES/52/27 of 26 November 1997

ITLOS - INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE LAW OF THE SEA
Reports and other Documents relating to ITLOS
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Publications
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Agreement on Cooperation and Relationship between the United Nations and the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
    GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION A/RES/52/251 of 8 September 1998

DOALOS/OLA - DIVISION OF OCEAN AFFAIRS AND LAW OF THE SEA
[See, also: "standards", above]
REPORTS OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL
Large-scale pelagic drift-net fishing, unauthorized fishing in zones of national jurisdiction and on the high seas, fisheries by-catch and discards, and other developments

FAO - FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION
Fisheries Global Information System  
Fishery Publications
     Includes Links to Library, etc.
Resources
Trends 

Kyoto Conference Outcome & Papers Presented / Kyoto Declaration and Plan of Action

IMO - INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION
IMO Documents
Publications Online
Technical Library  

UNCTAD - UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT
UNCTAD Publications  
Review of Maritime Transport - 2001 [PDF FORMAT 578KB]
     (annual)

IOC - INTERGOVERNMENTAL OCEANOGRAPHIC COMMISSION
IOC E-library
Ocean Portal
     Links to UN/Non-UN resources of all types

GOOS -GLOBAL OCEAN OBSERVING SYSTEM
Home Page
Documents and Reports

IODE - INTERNATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA AND INFORMATION EXCHANGE
    Established in 1961 to enhance marine research, exploitation and development by facilitating exchange of oceanographic data and information among participating Member States
Home Page    Português
Document Library
Ocean Data and Information Network for Africa
DATABASES
Data and Information Services
Ocean Pilot DatabaseLIBRARY
IOC E-Library

ATLAS
UN Atlas of the Oceans

UNESCO
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
The Oceans in a High-CO2 World
Programme and Abstracts from the Conference, at Paris, May 2004
One planet, One Ocean: Sustainable Development of Oceans and Coasts [PDF FORMAT 280K]