My delegation would like to thank the President of the International Court of Justice, Judge Gilbert Guillaume, for his clear presentation of the Court’s work during the period 1 August 2001 to 31 July 2002.
As in other years, my country has taken the floor on this topic because we are convinced of…
Peru abstained in the voting on the draft resolution contained in document A/56/L.17 on “Oceans and the law of the sea”. This was done without prejudice to Peru’s respect for international law and protection of the oceans, the law of the sea and the rights of coastal States. Similarly, it was done w…