The Academy is an institution for the study and teaching of public and private international law and related subjects. Its purpose is to encourage a thorough and impartial examination of the problems arising from international relations in the field of law. The courses deal with the theoretical and practical aspects of the subject, including legislation and case law. All courses at the Academy are, in principle, published in the Collected Courses of the Hague Academy of International Law in the language in which they were delivered. This volume contains:- The European Economic Community and the New Law of the Sea by K.R. SIMMONDS, Professor at Queen Mary College, London. - La Convention américaine et la Convention européenne des droits de lhomme. Analyse comparative, par H. GROS ESPIELL, ancien juge à la Cour interaméricaine des droits de lhomme, San José.