Appendix V
| DOI | 10.1177/001083677400900122 |
| Published date | 01 March 1974 |
| Date | 01 March 1974 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
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Appendix
V
Declaration
of
Principles
Governing
the
Sea-Bed
and
the
Ocean
Floor,
and
the
Subsoil
Thereof,
beyond
the
Limits
of
National
Jurisdiction
17
December
1970
The
General
Assembly,
Recalling
its
resolutions
2340
(XXII)
of
18
December
1967, 2467
(XXIII)
of
21
December
1968
and
2574
(XXIV)
of
15
December
1969,
concerning
the
area
to
which
the
title
of
the
item
refers,
A f f irming
that
there
is
an
area
of
the
sea-bed
and
the
ocean
floor,
and
the
sub-
soil
thereof,
beyond
the
limits
of
national
jurisdiction,
the
precise
limits
of
which
are
yet
to
be
determined,
Recognizing
that
the
existing
legal
r6-
gime
of
the
high
seas
does
not
provide
substantive
rules
for
regulating
the
ex-
ploration
of
the
aforesaid
area
and
the
exploitation
of
its
resources,
Convinced
that
the
area
shall
be
re-
served
exclusively
for
peaceful
purposes
and
that
the
exploration
of
the
area
and
the
exploitation
of
its
resources
shall
be
carried
out
for
the
benefit
of
mankind
as
a
whole,
Believing
it
essential
that
an
internation-
al
r6gime
applying
to
the
area
and
its
resources
and
including
appropriate
in-
ternational
machinery
should
be
estab-
lished
as
soon
as
possible,
Bearing
in
mind
that
the
development
and
use
of
the
area
and
its
resources
shall
be
undertaken
in
such
a
manner
as
to
foster
healthy
development
of
the
world
economy
and
balanced
growth
of
inter-
national
trade,
and
to
minimize
any
ad-
verse
economic
effects
caused
by
fluctua-
tion
of
prices
of
raw
materials
resulting
from
such
activities,
Solemnly
declares
that:
1.
The
sea-bed
and
ocean
floor,
and
the
subsoil
thereof,
beyond
the
limits
of
na-
tional
jurisdiction
(hereinafter
referred
to
as
the
area),
as
well
as
the
resources
of
the
area,
are
the
common
heritage
of
man-
kind.
2.
The
area
shall
not
be
subject
to
ap-
propriation
by
any
means
by
States
or
persons,
natural
or
juridical,
and
no
State
shall
claim
or
exercise
sovereignty
or
sovereign
rights
over
any
part
thereof.
3.
No
State
or
person,
natural
or
jurid-
ical,
shall
claim,
exercise
or
acquire
rights
with
respect
to
the
area
or
its
resources
incompatible
with
the
international
regime
to
be
established
and
the
principles
of
this
Declaration.
4.
All
activities
regarding
the
explora-
tion
and
exploitation
of
the
resources
of
the
area
and
other
related
activities
shall
be
governed
by
the
international
regime
to
be
established.
5.
The
area
shall
be
open
to
use ex-
clusively
for
peaceful
purposes
by
all
States
whether
coastal
or
land-locked,
without
discrimination,
in
accordance
with
the
international
regime
to
be
established.
6.
States
shall
act
in
the
area
in
accor-
dance
with
the
applicable
principles
and
rules
of
international
law
including
the
Charter
of
the
United
Nations
and
the
Declaration
on
Principles
of
International
Law
concerning
Friendly
Relations
and
Co-operation
among
States
in
accordance
with
the
Charter
of
the
United
Nations,
adopted
by
the
General
Assembly
on
24
October
19 i 0,
in
the
interests
of
main-
taining
international
peace
and
security
and
promoting
international
co-operation
and
mutual
understanding.
7.
The
exploration
of the
area
and
the
exploitation
of
its
resources
shall
be
car-
ried
out
for
the
benefit
of
mankind
as
a
whole,
irrespective
of
the
geographical
location
of
States,
whether
land-locked
or
coastal,
and
taking
into
particular
con-
sideration
the
interests
and
needs
of
the
developing
countries.
8.
The
area
shall
be
reserved
exclusive-
ly
for
peaceful
purposes,
without
prejudice
to
any
measures
which
have
been
or
may
be
agreed
upon
in
the
context
of
inter-
national
negotiations
undertaken
in
the
field
of
disarmament
and
which
may
be
applicable
to
a
broader
area.
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