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  2. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea - Wikipedia

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    The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ( UNCLOS ), also called the Law of the Sea Convention or the Law of the Sea Treaty, is an international agreement that establishes a legal framework for all marine and maritime activities. As of May 2023, 168 countries and the European Union are parties. The convention resulted from the third ...

  3. List of parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law ...

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    The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is the international agreement that resulted from the third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS III), which took place between 1973 and 1982. The Convention was opened for signature on 10 December 1982 and entered into force on 16 November 1994 upon deposition of ...

  4. Law of the sea - Wikipedia

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    Law of the sea. For the 1931 film, see Law of the Sea (film). Mare Liberum (1609) by Hugo Grotius is one of the earliest works on law of the sea. Law of the sea is a body of international law governing the rights and duties of states in maritime environments. [1] It concerns matters such as navigational rights, sea mineral claims, and coastal ...

  5. United States and the United Nations Convention on the Law of ...

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    UNCLOS, also called the Law of the Sea Convention or the Law of the Sea Treaty, defines the rights and responsibilities of nations in their use of the world's oceans; it establishes guidelines for businesses, the environment, and the management of marine natural resources. To date, 168 countries and the European Union have joined the Convention.

  6. High Seas Treaty - Wikipedia

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    The zones are established under UNCLOS, giving coastal states the jurisdiction over the living and non-living resources within the water and the seabeds. The negotiations. A new agreement under UNCLOS for areas beyond national jurisdiction has been discussed at the United Nations for almost 20 years.

  7. Ocean governance - Wikipedia

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    UNCLOS was first established under the Third UNCLOS in 1973 and fully ratified in 1982. The main aim was to adopt a regime of national seas and international waters on a global scale. It was agreed that the jurisdictional boundaries of individual states were to be enlarged to 200 nautical miles off a state’s coastline.

  8. Freedom of the seas - Wikipedia

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    UNCLOS is a Law of the Sea treaty: an agreement of rights and responsibilities of nations and their use of the world's ocean with guidelines of trade, environment, and the management of marine and open seas resources. UNCLOS replaced the four international treaties drafted in the late 1950s through 1970s.

  9. International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea - Wikipedia

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    The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ( ITLOS) is an intergovernmental organization created by the mandate of the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea. It was established by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, signed at Montego Bay, Jamaica, on December 10, 1982. The Convention entered into force on ...