This reference provides a collection of documents related to ocean affairs and the law of the sea. Documents are included from such organizations as: the United Nations General Assembly; ECOSOC; FAO; IAEA; ILO; IMO; UNESCO/IOC; and WMO. The aim is to facilitate access by the community of scholars and practitioners in ocean affairs and the law of the sea to essential documentation. The entry of the 1992 UN Law of the Sea Convention into force on 16th November 1994, and progress in the implementation of chapter 17 of Agenda 21, make continuation of this assistance of particular significance in...

Like the previous volumes, the Documentary Yearbook 1991 focuses on the United Nations' family of international organizations and on several non-UN intergovernmental organizations of developing states. The most important documents which were issued in the course of 1991 are reproduced (in whole or in part), while other relevant documents are listed.

Already in its 6th year of existence, this Documentary Yearbook provides an independent collection of documents related to ocean affairs and the law of the sea, issued each year by international organizations. The Yearbook is arranged systematically and thereby gives the community of scholars and practitioners in ocean affairs and the law of the sea much improved access to essential documentation.