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United Nations: Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States*

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International Legal Materials , Volume 14 , Issue 1 , January 1975 , pp. 251 - 265
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Copyright © American Society of International Law 1975

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[United Nation General Assembly Resolution 3281 (XXIX) was adopted on December 12, 1974, by a vote of 120 in favor to 6 against, with 10 abstentions. The roll-call vote appears at page 265. The article-by-article vote in the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) appears at page 263.]

References

1 See Proceedings of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Third Session, vol. I, Report and Annexes (United Nations publication, Sales No.: E.73.II.D.U), annex I.A.

2 TD/B/AC.12/4 and Corr.1.

* [The text of the amendment submitted by Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Federal Republic of Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, U.K., and U.S. in the Second Committee appears at page 262.]

* [On December 6, 1974, the Second Committee rejected paragraphs 1 and 2 of the amendment by a vote of 19 in favor to 87 against, with 11 abstentions. Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Federal Republic of Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, and United States voted in favor of the amendment to paragraphs 1 and 2; Cyprus, Finland, Israel, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Khmer, Kuwait, Malta, New Zealand, Qatar, and Turkey abstained.

[Paragraph 3 was rejected by a vote of 20 in favor to 71 against, with 18 abstentions. Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Federal Republic of Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, and United States voted in favor; Afghanistan, Barbados, Cyprus, Finland, Gabon, Haiti, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Khmer, Kuwait, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Malta, Swaziland, and Thailand abstained.

5 No vote was taken consequent upon the rejection of the amendment contained in A/C.2/L.1403.

* [Those voting against paragraph 1 were Belgium, Canada, France, Federal Republic of Germany, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, United Kingdom, and United States; Denmark, Ireland, and Italy abstained.

** [Belgium, Denmark, France, Federal Republic of Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, United Kingdom, and United States voted against paragraph 2 (a); Australia, Canada, Portugal, and Spain abstained.

*** [The Federal Republic of Germany, Japan, United Kingdom, and United States voted against paragraph 2 (b); Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, and Luxembourg abstained.

**** [Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Federal Republic of Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, and United States voted against paragraph 2 (c); Australia, Barbados, Finland, Israel, New Zealand, and Portugal abstained.]

6 No vote was taken consequent upon the rejection of the amendment contained in A/C.2/L.1406.

7 No vote was taken consequent upon the rejection of the amendment contained in A/C.2/L., 1410.

8 No vote was taken consequent upon the rejection of the amendment contained in A/C.2/L.1411.

9 No vote was taken consequent upon the rejection of the amendment contained in A/C.2/L. 1412.

10 No vote was taken consequent upon the rejection of the amendment contained in A/C.7/L.1413.