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Page 111 - Should a state consider that it has an interest of a legal nature which may be affected by the decision in the case, it may submit a request to the Court to be permitted to intervene.
Page 103 - If satisfied that sufficient evidence is available to enable proceedings to be brought in respect of the alleged violation, flag States shall without delay institute such proceedings in accordance with their laws.
Page 112 - For which the building contract is placed, or in the absence of a building contract, the keel of which is laid, or which is at a similar stage of construction...
Page 105 - States may express their consent to be bound by this Convention by: (a) signature without reservation as to ratification, acceptance or approval; or (b) signature subject to ratification, acceptance or approval, followed by ratification, acceptance or approval; or (c) accession.
Page 167 - from the nearest land' means from the baseline from which the territorial sea of the territory in question is established in accordance with the Geneva Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone, 1958, except that, for the purposes of this Convention 'from the nearest land...
Page 112 - Special area" means a sea area where for recognized technical reasons in relation to its oceanographical and ecological condition and to the particular character of its traffic the adoption of special mandatory methods for the prevention of sea pollution by garbage is required.
Page 101 - States shall take all possible steps to prevent pollution of the seas by substances that are liable to create hazards to human health, to harm living resources and marine life, to damage amenities or to interfere with other legitimate uses of the sea.
Page 154 - English or French. The entries in an official national language of the State whose flag the ship is entitled to fly shall prevail in case of a dispute or discrepancy.
Page 150 - The limits of liability specified in Article 22 shall not apply if it is proved that the damage resulted from an act or omission of the carrier, his servants or agents done with intent to cause damage or recklessly and with knowledge that damage would probably result...
Page 112 - East, thence to a point on the coast of Australia in latitude 24°42' South, longitude 153°15' East. (10) 'Special area' means a sea area where for recognised technical reasons in relation to its oceanographical and ecological condition and to the particular character of its traffic the adoption of special mandatory methods for the prevention of sea pollution by oil is required.
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| Title | 1973 IMCO Conference on Marine Pollution from Ships: Hearing, Ninety-third Congress, First Session ... |
| Author | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce |
| Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office, 1974 |
| Original from | the Library of Congress |
| Digitized | Aug 8, 2006 |
| Length | 177 pages |
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