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Convention on the Law of the Sea
"...problems of ocean space are closely interrelated and need to be considered as a
whole..."
(United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Preamble)
Last updated: 3 November 1998
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1998 - International Year of the Ocean
Convention on the Law of the Sea (text and overview)
Status of the Convention and related instruments (ratifications, accessions, etc.)
Marine Resources
Marine Environment
International Organizations and Institutions
International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
Resolution on the internal judicial practice of the Tribunal dated 24 November 1997
Rules of the Tribunal
Guidelines concerning the preparation and presentation of cases before the Tribunal
ITLOS Press Release 8 - Tribunal receives application for Prompt release of a vessel
and its crew dated 13 November 1997
ITLOS Press Release 10 - Hearings concluded in the M/V "Saiga" Case - Judgment
orders Prompt Release" dated 4 December 1997
ITLOS Judgment and dissenting opinions (Mensah; Wolfrum and Yamamoto;
Anderson; Park, Nelson, Chandrasekhara Rao, Vukas and Ndiaye) in the case M/V
"Saiga" (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines v. Guinea) dated 4 December 1997
ITLOS Request for provisional measures: Order Separate opinion(Laing); and
Declarations (Vukas, Warioba) in the case M/V "Saiga" (No.2) (Saint Vincent and
the
Grenadines v. Guinea) dated 11 March 1998
Settlement of Disputes17 January 1998
Documents and Publications
Conferences and Meetings
Education and Training10 January 1998
In the News
Information for delegations regarding the reports of the Secretary-General to he 53rd
session of the General Assembly under agenda item 38 "Oceans and the law of the
sea"
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The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea lays down a comprehensive regime of
law and order in the world's oceans and seas; it is an umbrella convention which
establishes rules governing all uses of the oceans and their resources. In so doing, it
embodies in one instrument raditional rules for the uses of the oceans and at the same
time introduces new legal concepts and
regimes and addresses new concerns. The Convention provides the framework for further
development of specific areas of the law of the sea.
Developments relating to the oceans and the law of the sea are monitored at the global
level by the United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (DOALOS),
Office of Legal Affairs. The Division serves as the secretariat of the Convention and
provides assistance to States in the effective implementation and uniform and consistent
application of the Convention. It also monitors all issues relevant to the Convention and
reports annually to the General Assembly of the United Nations on those developments. (see
"About the Division")
This text is issued, prepared and maintained by the United Nations Division for Ocean
Affairs
(DOALOS), Office of Legal Affairs, New York. It may be used and reproduced freely by
giving
acknowledgment to the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, Office of Legal
Affairs, United Nations. This is not an official document.
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea was opened for signature on 10
December 1982 in Montego Bay, Jamaica. This marked the culmination of more than 14 years
of work involving participation by more than 150 countries representing all regions of the
world, all legal and political systems and the spectrum of socio/economic development. The
Convention, which entered into force on 16 November 1994, embodies and enshrines the
notion that all
problems of ocean space are closely interrelated and need to be addressed as a whole.
Today it is the globally recognized regime dealing with all matters relating to the law of
the sea...
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http://www.un.org/Depts/los/
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