Resolution 37/122
(December 16, 1982)
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolution 36/150 of 16 December 1981,
Recalling the rules and principles of
international law relative to the fundamental rights and duties of States,
Bearing in mind the principles of the
international law relative to belligerent occupation of land, including the
Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of
War, of 12 August 1949, and reaffirming their applicability to all Arab
territories occupied since 1967, including Jerusalem,
Taking note of the report of the
Secretary-General-,
Recognizing that the proposed canal, to be
constructed partly through the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian territory occupied
in 1967, would violate the principles of international law and affect the
interests of the Palestinian people,
Confident that the canal linking the
Mediterranean Sea with the Dead Sea, if constructed by Israel, will cause
direct, serious and irreparable damage to Jordan's rights and legitimate
vital interests in the economic, agricultural, demographic and ecological
fields,
Noting with regret the non-compliance by Israel
with General Assembly resolution 36/150,
1. Deplores Israel's non-compliance with General
Assembly resolution 36/150;
2. Emphasizes that the canal linking the
Mediterranean Sea with the Dead Sea, if constructed, is a violation of the
rules and principles of international law, especially those relating to the
fundamental rights and duties of States and to belligerent occupation of
land;
3. Demands that Israel not construct this canal
and cease forthwith all actions and/or plans taken towards the
implementation of this project;
4. Calls upon all States, specialized agencies,
governmental and nongovernmental organizations not to assist, directly or
indirectly, in preparations for and execution of this project and strongly
urges national, international and multinational corportions to do likewise;
5. Requests the Secretary-General to monitor and
assess, on a continuing basis and through a competent expert organ, all
aspects - juridical, political, economic, ecological and demographic - of
the adverse effects on Jordan and on the Arab territories occupied since
1967, including Jerusalem, arising from the implementation of the Israeli
decision to construct this canal and to forward the findings of this organ
on a regular basis to the General Assembly,
6. Requests the Secretary-General to report to
the General Assembly at its thirty-eighth session on the implementation of
the present resolution;
7. Decides to include in the provisional agenda
of its thirty-eighth session the item entitled "Israel's decision to
build a canal linking the Mediterranean Sea to the Dead Sea".
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