International Organizations and the Law of the Sea

The NILOS yearbooks provide the reader with a collection of documents related to ocean affairs and the law of the sea, issued each year by organizations, organs and bodies of the United Nations system. Documents of the UN General Assembly, ECOSOC and its regional Commissions, the UN Secretary-General's Informal Consultations, PrepCom ISA/ITLOS, UNCED, UNEP and UNCTAD are included first, followed by the documents of specialized agencies and other autonomous organizations of the UN system, including FAO, IAEA, ILO, IMO, UNESCO/IOC and WMO. The NILOS documentary yearbook should be of valuable assistance in facilitating access by the community of scholars and practitioners in ocean affairs and the law of the sea to 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, are included in the yearbook.