《BASIC DOCUMENTS IN INTERNATIONAL THIRD EDITION》

PART ONE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS1

Ⅰ.Charter of the United Nations1

Ⅱ.Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Co-operation among States in Accordance with the Charter of the United Nations35

Ⅲ.Statement of the Four Sponsoring Powers on Voting Procedure in the Security Council45

Ⅳ.Constitution of the International Labour Organization49

Ⅴ.Charter of the Organization of African Unity75

PART TWO THE LAW OF THE SEA85

Ⅰ.Conventions adopted by the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea， 29 April 195885

1.The Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone87

2.The High Seas97

3.Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources of the High Seas108

4.The Continental Shelf117

Ⅱ.Declaration of Principles Governing the Sea-bed and the Ocean Floor， and the Subsoil Thereof， Beyond the Limits of National Jurisdiction122

Ⅲ.Convention on the Law of the Sea （Parts I—Ⅹ）127

PART THREE OUTER SPACE204

Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space， including the Moon and other Celestial Bodies204

PART FOUR DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS212

Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations212

PART FIVE PERMANENT SOVEREIGNTY OVER NATURAL RESOURCES230

Ⅰ.General Assembly Resolution of 1962 on Permanent Sovereignty over Natural Resources230

Ⅱ.Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States235

PART SIX HUMAN RIGHTS AND SELF-DETERMINATION250

Ⅰ.Universal Declaration of Human Rights250

Ⅱ.International Covenants on Human Rights257

1.International Covenant on Economic， Social and Cultural Rights258

2.International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights270

3.Optional Protocol292

Ⅲ.Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples298

Ⅳ.International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination302

Ⅴ.The European Convention on Human Rights320

PROTOCOLS：338

1.Enforcement of certain Rights and Freedoms not included in Section I of the Convention338

2.Conferring upon the European Court of Human Rights Competence to give Advisory Opinions340

3.Amending Articles 29， 30， and 34 of the Convention342

4.Protecting certain Additional Rights344

5.Amending Articles 22 and 40 of the Convention346

PART SEVEN LAW OF TREATIES349

Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties349

PART EIGHT JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES387

Statute of the International Court of Justice387

INDEX405