United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

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United Nations convention international treaty law of the sea treaty

The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea is an international treaty that defines nations’ rights and responsibilities in the world’s oceans, including maritime boundaries, resource exploitation, navigation, and environmental protection.

Aliases (10)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Nations convention → international treaty → law of the sea treaty →
administeredBy	United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea →
adoptedBy	United Nations →
adoptionDate	1982-12-10 →
adoptionPlace	Montego Bay, Jamaica →
alsoKnownAs	UNCLOS III Convention →
annexCount	9 →
articleCountApproximate	320 articles →
concludedUnder	United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea III →
definesConcept	archipelagic waters → contiguous zone → exclusive economic zone → international seabed area → territorial sea →
enteredIntoForce	1994-11-16 →
establishes	Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf → International Seabed Authority → International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea →
governs	conservation of living marine resources → innocent passage of foreign ships → peaceful settlement of disputes concerning the law of the sea → protection and preservation of the marine environment → rights of coastal states over maritime zones → rights of land-locked states to access the sea → transit passage through straits used for international navigation →
language	Arabic → Chinese → English → French → Russian → Spanish →
maximumBreadthOfContiguousZone	24 nautical miles →
maximumBreadthOfExclusiveEconomicZone	200 nautical miles →
maximumBreadthOfTerritorialSea	12 nautical miles →
negotiationPeriod	1973–1982 →
openedForSignature	1982-12-10 →
shortName	Law of the Sea Convention → UNCLOS →
subjectMatter	continental shelf → deep seabed mining → exclusive economic zones → high seas → law of the sea → marine environmental protection → marine scientific research → maritime boundaries → navigation rights →

Referenced by (69)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Arabian Sea → Arctic Ocean → Arctic region → Canary Islands waters → Chukchi Sea → Croatia–Italy maritime border → English Channel → European continental shelf → Gulf of Oman → Korea Strait → Mozambique Channel → North Pole → North Sea → Norwegian waters → Somali Sea region → South China Sea → Strait of Hormuz → World Ocean →	governedBy
Assembly of the International Seabed Authority → Australian Exclusive Economic Zone → Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf ("Annex II to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea") → Council of the International Seabed Authority → Finance Committee (International Seabed Authority) → International Seabed Authority → International Seabed Authority → International Seabed Authority ("UNCLOS") → International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ("Part XV of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea") → Legal and Technical Commission → Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone → Russian Federation Exclusive Economic Zone → Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority → U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone →	legalBasis
1997 Protocol to MARPOL → Antarctic Treaty System → CCAMLR Convention Area → Helsinki Convention → IHO Assembly → Life Below Water ("Convention on the Law of the Sea") → United States territorial waters →	relatedTo
CLCS → CLCS ("UNCLOS") → Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf →	establishedBy
Alpha Ridge → Alpha–Mendeleev Ridge complex → Lomonosov Ridge →	relevantTo
Baltic Sea ("Helsinki Convention") → North Sea–English Channel area → Singapore Strait →	subjectTo
International Seabed Authority → International Seabed Authority →	foundedBy
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ("UNCLOS") → United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ("Law of the Sea Convention") →	shortName
Article 76 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ("United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1982") →	adoptedInInstrument
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ("UNCLOS III Convention") →	alsoKnownAs
United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea →	associatedInstrument
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ("United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea III") →	concludedUnder
International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea →	foundingInstrument
Mare Liberum →	hasImpactOn
Spratly Islands →	hasLegalContext
southwest Pacific Ocean →	hasLegalFramework
Treaties of Mexico →	hasPart
United Nations system of international law →	includesInstrument
Indian Ocean →	isGovernedBy
Amerasian Basin →	isRelevantTo
Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority ("United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea system") →	locatedInTheOrganizationalHierarchyOf
1994 Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea →	parentTreaty
Article 76 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea →	partOf
Cuba (maritime boundary) →	regulatedBy
Paracel Islands →	relatedInternationalLaw