The Law of the Sea Crisis: A Staff Report on the United Nations Seabed Committee, the Outer Continental Shelf and Marine Mineral Development ... December 19711972 - 328 pages |
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Page 174 - A Member of the United Nations which is in arrears in the payment of its financial contributions to the Organization shall have no vote in the General Assembly if the amount of its arrears equals or exceeds the amount of the contributions due from it for the preceding two full years.
Page 183 - If any party to a case fails to perform the obligations incumbent upon it under a judgment rendered by the Court, the other party may have recourse to the Security Council, which may, if it deems necessary, make recommendations or decide upon measures to be taken to give effect to the judgment.
Page 130 - Passage is innocent so long as it is not prejudicial to the peace, good order or security of the coastal State.
Page 189 - ... 2. Each member of the United Nations undertakes to respect the exclusively international character of the responsibilities of the Secretary-General and the staff and not to seek to influence them in the discharge of their responsibilities.
Page 137 - Ships owned or operated by a State and used only on government non-commercial service shall, on the high seas, have complete immunity from the jurisdiction of any State other than the flag State.
Page 176 - Nations to participate, without vote, in its deliberations on any matter of particular concern to that Member.
Page 189 - SecretaryGeneral and the staff shall not seek or receive instructions from any government or from any other authority external to the organization. They shall refrain from any action which might reflect on their position as international officials responsible only to the organization.
Page 73 - Jurisdiction, and a comprehensive list of subjects and issues relating to the law of the sea...
Page 137 - ... 2. The coastal State may not levy execution against or arrest the ship for the purpose of any civil proceedings, save only in respect of obligations or liabilities assumed or incurred by the ship itself in the course or for the purpose of its voyage through the waters of the coastal State.
Page 134 - There must exist a genuine link between the State and the ship; in particular, the State must effectively exercise its jurisdiction and control in administrative, technical and social matters over ships flying its flag.