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Description & Citation--Study No. 5505

Bibliographic Description

ICPSR Study No.:5505
 
Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR05505
 
Title:United Nations Law of the Sea Conference Voting Data, 1958-1960
 
Principal Investigator(s):Robert L. Friedheim
 
Bibliographic Citation:Friedheim, Robert L. UNITED NATIONS LAW OF THE SEA CONFERENCE VOTING DATA, 1958-1960 [Computer file]. ICPSR05505-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [producer and distributor], 1999. doi:10.3886/ICPSR05505
 

Scope of Study

Summary:This data collection contains records of conference votes by participating members of the United Nations at the Law of the Sea conferences in 1958 and 1960. Data are provided for votes cast on such issues as the definition and exploitability of continental shelves, fishing and coastal rights, territorial seas and contiguous zones, innocent passages for warships, violation of coastal state interests, access to foreign ports, definition of freedom of the high seas, nationality of ships, conventions for landlocked states, historic rights, and criteria for dispute settlements.
 
Subject Term(s):diplomacy, international organizations, international relations, legislative bodies, roll call data, United Nations, voting
 
Geographic Coverage:Global
 
Universe:A total of 90 voting member nations of the United Nations in 1958 and 1960.
 
Data Type:roll call voting data
 

Methodology

Data Source:official voting records of the United Nations' conferences on law of the sea
 

Access and Availability

Note:A list of the data formats available for this study can be found in the summary of holdings. Detailed file-level information (such as record length, case count, and variable count) is listed in the file manifest.
 
Original ICPSR Release:1984-05-03
 
Dataset(s):
  • DS1: United Nations Law of the Sea Conference Voting Data, 1958-1960
 

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