A/C.3/34/WG.1/CRP.2/Add.3
2 November 1979
ORIGINAL: ENGLISH

Thirty-fourth session 
Agenda item 75

DRAFT CONVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN 
WORKING PAPER PREPARED BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL

Addendum

New article on the settlement of disputes
United States of America:

Any dispute between two or more States Parties with respect to the interpretation or application of this Convention, which is not settled by negotiation, shall, at the of any of the parties to the dispute, be referred to the International Court of Justice for decision, unless the disputants agree to another mode of settlement.

France: compromise text
	1.	Any dispute between two or more States Parties the interpretation or application of this Convention which is not settled by negotiation shall, at the request of one of them, be submitted to arbitration. If within six months from the date of the request for arbitration the parties are unable to agree on the organization of the arbitration, anyone of those parties may refer the dispute to the International Court of Justice by in conformity with the Statute of the Court.
	2.	Each State Party may at the time of signature or ratification this Convention or accession thereto declare that it does not consider itself bound by paragraph 1 of this article. The other States Parties shall not be bound by paragraph 1 of this article ,nth respect to any State Party which has made such a reservation.
	3.	Any State Party which has made a reservation in accordance with paragraph 2 of this article may at any time withdraw that reservation by notification to the Secretary-General of the United Nations. 
1 This text is identical with article 15 of the draft Convention against the Taking of Hostages (A/34/39, p.28).