Assembly of the International Seabed Authority

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decision-making body plenary organ principal organ of the International Seabed Authority

The Assembly of the International Seabed Authority is the supreme decision-making body in the ISA, comprising all member states and responsible for setting general policies on the exploration and exploitation of mineral resources in the international seabed area.

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Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	decision-making body ⓘ plenary organ ⓘ principal organ of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ
aimsTo	ensure activities in the Area are carried out for the benefit of mankind as a whole ⓘ promote equitable sharing of financial and other economic benefits from activities in the Area ⓘ
canDecideBy	consensus ⓘ majority vote ⓘ
cooperatesWith	States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ United Nations ⓘ
decisionMakingMethod	one-state-one-vote ⓘ
establishedBy	entry into force of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
governs	exploitation of mineral resources of the international seabed Area ⓘ exploration of mineral resources of the international seabed Area ⓘ
hasFunction	approve rules, regulations and procedures of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ approve the budget of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ assess contributions of members to the administrative budget ⓘ determine policies on exploitation of mineral resources in the Area ⓘ determine policies on exploration of mineral resources in the Area ⓘ elect members of the Council of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ elect the Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ set general policies for activities in the Area ⓘ
hasMember	all member states of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ
hasOfficialLanguage	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
hasPower	adopt rules, regulations and procedures for activities in the Area ⓘ suspend the exercise of rights and privileges of members in cases of serious breaches of obligations ⓘ
hasSubordinateBody	committees and working groups established by the Assembly of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ
jurisdictionOver	activities in the Area ⓘ
legalBasis	1994 Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
meetsAt	Kingston, Jamaica ⓘ
meetsFrequency	ordinarily once a year ⓘ
oversees	activities of the Council of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
partOf	International Seabed Authority ⓘ
reportsTo	no higher organ within the International Seabed Authority ⓘ
role	supreme decision-making body of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ
subjectMatter	common heritage of mankind ⓘ mineral resources of the international seabed Area ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority → appointedBy → Assembly of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ

Council of the International Seabed Authority → cooperatesWith → Assembly of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ

Council of the International Seabed Authority → electedBy → Assembly of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ

International Seabed Authority → hasOrgan → Assembly of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ

ISA → hasOrgan → Assembly of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ

subject surface form: International Seabed Authority

ISA → hasPrimaryDecisionMakingBody → Assembly of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ

subject surface form: International Seabed Authority

Finance Committee → relatedTo → Assembly of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ

subject surface form: Finance Committee (International Seabed Authority)

Finance Committee → reportsTo → Assembly of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ

subject surface form: Finance Committee (International Seabed Authority)

Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority → reportsTo → Assembly of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ