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.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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| inForceStatus | partially superseded ⓘ |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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