Geneva Conventions on the Law of the Sea
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The Geneva Conventions on the Law of the Sea are a set of mid-20th-century international treaties that first comprehensively codified key rules governing maritime zones, navigation rights, and coastal state jurisdiction.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Geneva Conventions on the Law of the Sea canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11564820 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Geneva Conventions on the Law of the Sea Context triple: [United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, relatedInstrument, Geneva Conventions on the Law of the Sea]
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United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
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.
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B.
Statute of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
The Statute of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea is the foundational legal instrument establishing the composition, jurisdiction, and procedures of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
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C.
Annex II of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
Annex II of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea establishes the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf and sets out the procedures for coastal states to define and submit claims regarding the outer limits of their continental shelves.
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D.
Hague Convention III relative to the Adaptation to Maritime Warfare of the Principles of the Geneva Convention
The Hague Convention III relative to the Adaptation to Maritime Warfare of the Principles of the Geneva Convention is an international treaty adopted in 1899 that extends humanitarian protections and rules of war to naval conflicts, particularly concerning the treatment of the wounded, sick, and shipwrecked at sea.
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E.
United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Geneva Conventions on the Law of the Sea Target entity description: The Geneva Conventions on the Law of the Sea are a set of mid-20th-century international treaties that first comprehensively codified key rules governing maritime zones, navigation rights, and coastal state jurisdiction.
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A.
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
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.
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B.
Statute of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
The Statute of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea is the foundational legal instrument establishing the composition, jurisdiction, and procedures of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
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C.
Annex II of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
Annex II of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea establishes the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf and sets out the procedures for coastal states to define and submit claims regarding the outer limits of their continental shelves.
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D.
Hague Convention III relative to the Adaptation to Maritime Warfare of the Principles of the Geneva Convention
The Hague Convention III relative to the Adaptation to Maritime Warfare of the Principles of the Geneva Convention is an international treaty adopted in 1899 that extends humanitarian protections and rules of war to naval conflicts, particularly concerning the treatment of the wounded, sick, and shipwrecked at sea.
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E.
United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
codification of international law
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law of the sea treaty regime ⓘ multilateral treaty ⓘ |
| adoptedAt | United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adoptionCity | Geneva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adoptionCountry | Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | 1958-04-29 ⓘ |
| adoptionYear | 1958 ⓘ |
| aim |
to clarify rights and duties of coastal and flag states
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to codify customary international law of the sea ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
1958 Geneva Conventions on the Law of the Sea
NERFINISHED
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1958 Law of the Sea Conventions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bindingOn | states parties ⓘ |
| category |
United Nations treaties
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treaties concluded in 1958 ⓘ |
| composedOf |
Convention on Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources of the High Seas
NERFINISHED
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Convention on the Continental Shelf NERFINISHED ⓘ Convention on the High Seas NERFINISHED ⓘ Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convenedBy | United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| draftedBy | International Law Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForceYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | worldwide ⓘ |
| inForceStatus | partially superseded ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalField |
international law
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law of the sea ⓘ |
| legalNature | treaty series ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulates |
breadth of the territorial sea
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conservation of living resources of the high seas ⓘ contiguous zone ⓘ continental shelf exploration and exploitation ⓘ flag state jurisdiction ⓘ freedom of navigation on the high seas ⓘ innocent passage of ships ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
coastal state jurisdiction
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continental shelf regime ⓘ fisheries on the high seas ⓘ high seas freedoms ⓘ maritime zones ⓘ navigation rights ⓘ |
| supersededBy | United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Geneva Conventions on the Law of the Sea Description of subject: The Geneva Conventions on the Law of the Sea are a set of mid-20th-century international treaties that first comprehensively codified key rules governing maritime zones, navigation rights, and coastal state jurisdiction.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea
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relatedInstrument
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Geneva Conventions on the Law of the Sea
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