[Law of the Sea] – Miscellaneous documents and email correspondence. Folder contains memoranda from the National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere; Soviet Oceans Activities: A Preliminary Survey, Washington, US Government Office, 1975; Federal Pre-Lease Activities: geophysical, Geologic, Continental Offshore Strategraphic Test (C.O.S.T.) Well (1983); Oceans Energy Systems 0015-730-27) undated); “Legal Status of Libya’s Gulf of Sidra Sovereignty Claim,” Robert Turner memorandum to Under Secretary of Defense (1981-08-19); Council on Ocean Law Discussion Paper on Seabed Mining (1986); American Society of International Law Committee on Maritime Claims: “Dealing with Foreign Maritime Claims,” Report (1988-04-13); “Uniform Interpretation of Rules of International Law Governing Innocent Passage,” Joint Statement by the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1989-09-23), 1975 - 1989

The papers of John Norton Moore were given to the University of Virginia School of Law Library in three installments.

The first one, concerning the Gulf of Maine case before the International Court of Justice were given to the Library in December of 1985. The collection (in 5 cartons) includes Moore's personal notes and correspondence, copies of Department of State correspondence and working documents, and annotated copies of drafts of the records presented to the ICJ by the U. S. Team. Donated with the personal files were a set of printed ICJ documents, miscellaneous prirnted materials relating to the Gulf of Maine case, and assorted maps of the ocean.

Addedum MSS 85-17a was given in the Summer of 1995. Consists of 4 boxes, principally of files about the conflict in Central America (Nicaragua and El Salvador), with which Prof. Moore was very interested and involved.

Addemdum MSS 85-17b was given to the library in January of 2020. This addition consists of 22 archival boxes that relate to the Law of the Sea, Law and National Security, International Law, Human Rights Files, Center for Oceans Law and Policy and Center for National Security Law, teaching files, other Law School miscellaneous, personal and digital files.