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GOOD OFFICES [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-05-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- International Public Law
- Foreign Trade
- Diplomacy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- good offices
1, record 1, English, good%20offices
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A dispute settlement procedure in which a respected third party or a neutral State acting on request or at its own discretion seeks through diplomatic means to persuade the disputing parties to meet and resume direct negotiation. 2, record 1, English, - good%20offices
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A theoretical distinction exists between good offices and mediation. The difference between them is that whereas good offices consist in various kinds of action tending to call negotiations between the conflicting States into existence, mediation consists in direct conduct of negotiations between the parties at issue on the basis of proposals made by the mediator. 3, record 1, English, - good%20offices
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
good offices: Term and context reproduced from the Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 4, record 1, English, - good%20offices
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit international public
- Commerce extérieur
- Diplomatie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bons offices
1, record 1, French, bons%20offices
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Enfin, les membres du Conseil de sécurité ont souligné l'intérêt croissant que suscite la diplomatie préventive en tant que moyen prometteur et peu coûteux de règlement pacifique des différends et ont donc salué le rôle que joue le Centre régional des Nations Unies pour la diplomatie préventive, notamment par le biais de la médiation et des bons offices, dans la détection et le règlement des situations de crise, ainsi que dans le développement de la coopération régionale. 2, record 1, French, - bons%20offices
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho internacional público
- Comercio exterior
- Diplomacia
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- buenos oficios
1, record 1, Spanish, buenos%20oficios
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ofrecimiento de una tercera potencia para mediar entre dos Estados a fin de que resuelvan sus litigios ... 2, record 1, Spanish, - buenos%20oficios
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
buenos oficios: Expresión y definición reproducidas del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra. 3, record 1, Spanish, - buenos%20oficios
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