DSWP: [UNCLOS III: A Commentary correspondence], 1995
Scope and Contents
The papers of Louis B. Sohn pertained working files from his work as rapporteur of the Private Group on Settlement Disputes. Professor Sohn was part of the U.S. Delegation to UNCLOS. At the end of the second session of the Caracas Conference, in 1974, some delegations asked Sohn to organize a private group to hold discussions on the settlement of disputes.@ In 1975, at the third session of the Conference the informal group was reorganized as the Settlement of Disputes Group (SD.Gp.) and from then on they work together on how to settle dispute matters. [For detailed information see: United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982 A Commentary, Dordrecht, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1985, v.1, pp.110-112 and v.5, pp. 5-15]
These papers consist working papers, notes and annotated documents of his work as member of the U.S. delegation to the Law of the Sea Conference. The papers were organized in chronological and alphabetical order. Duplicates were taken away and some folders were re-titled.
Dates
- Creation: 1995
Creator
- From the Collection: Nordquist, Myron H. (Person)
- From the Collection: Grandy, Neal (Person)
- From the Collection: Holser, Alexander (Person)
- From the Collection: Krueger, Robert B. (Person)
- From the Collection: Maechling, Charles (Person)
- From the Collection: Moore, John Norton (Person)
- From the Collection: Sohn, Louis B. (Person)
- From the Collection: G. Winthrop Haight (Person)
Extent
From the Series: 3.6 Linear Feet (9 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
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