United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea

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The United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea was a series of international meetings that produced the comprehensive legal framework governing the rights and responsibilities of nations in their use of the world’s oceans, culminating in the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations conference
diplomatic conference
international law codification effort
aim to create a comprehensive legal framework for the use of the world’s oceans
to define rights and responsibilities of states in maritime zones
to facilitate equitable and efficient utilization of marine resources
to promote peaceful uses of the seas and oceans
to protect and preserve the marine environment
alsoKnownAs United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea
surface form: UNCLOS conference
basedOnPrinciple common heritage of mankind
freedom of the high seas
culminatedIn United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
field law of the sea
public international law
hasPart United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea self-linksurface differs
surface form: First United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea

United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea self-linksurface differs
surface form: Second United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea

United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea self-linksurface differs
surface form: Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea
language Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
legalOutcome United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
surface form: 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
negotiationFormat multilateral treaty negotiation
organizedBy United Nations
participation member states of the United Nations
non‑member states
precededBy work of the International Law Commission on the law of the sea
relatedInstrument Geneva Conventions on the Law of the Sea
relatedTo Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf
International Seabed Authority
International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
resultedIn United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
shortName United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea self-linksurface differs
surface form: UNCLOS I

United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea self-linksurface differs
surface form: UNCLOS II

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
surface form: UNCLOS III
topic contiguous zone
continental shelf
dispute settlement in the law of the sea
exclusive economic zone
high seas
innocent passage
international seabed area
marine environmental protection
marine scientific research
territorial sea
transit passage

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United Nations conferences includes United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea
United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea alsoKnownAs United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea
this entity surface form: UNCLOS conference
United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea shortName United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: UNCLOS I
United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea shortName United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: UNCLOS II
United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea hasPart United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: First United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea
United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea hasPart United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Second United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea
United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea hasPart United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea
Satya Nandan contributedTo United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea
this entity surface form: Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea