

Law of the Sea--Optional Protocol Concerning the Compulsory Settlement of Disputes
Law of the Sea--Optional Protocol Concerning the Compulsory Settlement of Disputes
Treaty Number: 86-14
Old Number: Ex. N, 86th Congress, 1st Session
Transmitted: September 09, 1959
Short Title: Law of the Sea--Optional Protocol Concerning the Compulsory Settlement of Disputes
Type: Dispute Settlement and Arbitration
Countries: un--multilateral
Formal Title: In Relation to any Convention on the Law of the Sea of 29 April 1958, an Optional Protocol of Signature Concerning the Compulsory Settlement of Disputes, done by the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, dated at Geneva on April 29, 1958, and signed on behalf of the United States of America on September 15, 1958
Related Document(s): 103-39; S. Res. 267 (106th)
Legislative Actions
Floor Action: September 09, 1959 - Received and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Floor Action: September 09, 1959 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations by unanimous consent.
Floor Action: January 20, 1960 - Public hearing (printed).
Floor Action: April 27, 1960 - Reported (Ex. Rept. 5, 86-2).
Floor Action: May 26, 1960 - Approved 77-4; motion to reconsider agreed to; rejected 49-30.
Floor Action: May 26, 1960 - Motion for reconsideration entered.
Floor Action: May 26, 1960 - Rejected--see Executive Journal of 1960 for various previous actions on this treaty.
Floor Action: September 01, 1960 - Automatically rereferred under rule to Committee on ForeignRelations.
Floor Action: October 13, 2000 - S.RES.267: Returned to the President pursuant to S. Res. 267 agreed to in Senate on October 12, 2000.
Index Terms :
86-14
COMPULSORY SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES
DISPUTES
LAW OF THE SEA
OPTIONAL PROTOCOL OF SIGNATURE
S. Res. 267 (106th)
T.DOC. 86-14
Control Number: 086TD00014
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