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1 Agreement on Cooperation and Relationship between the United Nations and the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, Signed 18 December 1997 at United Nations Headquarters in New York [i] (1997)

handle is hein.unl/acoobu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AGREEMENT ON COOPERATION AND RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE LAW OF THE SEA The United Nations and the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, Bearing in mind that, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, the United Nations is the principal organization dealing with matters relating to the maintenance of international peace and security and that one of the main purposes of the Organization is to bring about by peaceful means the settlement of international disputes or situations that might lead to a breach of the peace, Acknowledging the key role played by the United Nations under the Charter in the peaceful settlement of international disputes, Bearing in mind that the General Assembly of the United Nations in its resolution 3067 (XXVIII) of 16 November 1973 decided to convene the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea for the adoption of a convention dealing with all matters relating to the law of the sea and that the Conference adopted the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 3/ (hereinafter referred to as the Convention), Bearing in mind also that the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (hereinafter referred to as the International Tribunal) has been established in accordance with article 287, paragraph 1 (a), and annex VI to the Convention as an autonomous international judicial body, Noting the role of the International Tribunal in the peaceful settlement of disputes in relation to the uses of the seas and the oceans and their resources, Noting also that the functions of the International Tribunal are consistent with Article 2, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, which provides that international disputes shall be settled by peaceful means, Noting further the responsibilities entrusted to the Secretary-General of the United Nations under article 319 and other provisions of the Convention, Recalling General Assembly resolution 51/204 of 17 December 1996 inviting the International Tribunal to participate in the sessions and the work of the General Assembly in the capacity of observer, Taking note of General Assembly resolution 51/34 of 9 December 1996 and the decision of the first session of the International Tribunal calling for the conclusion of a relationship agreement between the United Nations and the International Tribunal, Have agreed as follows:

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