Challenges to Public Order and the Seas

Abstract

The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) serves as a durable legal platform for the allocation rights and responsibilities as world populations grow and greater stresses are placed on oceanic areas for purposes of transit and harvestable resources. The Convention took nearly two decades to produce and is the largest single international negotiating project ever undertaken. Over 150 states signed this comprehensive document, which contains 320 articles and nine annexes, and over 130 nations have since ratified it. It covers virtually every aspect of the conduct of nations in the ocean environment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA597094

Entities

People

  • Mark E. Rosen

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Agreements
  • Coast Guard
  • Commerce
  • Criminals
  • Employment
  • Fuel Oils
  • Governments
  • International Law
  • International Relations
  • Marine Transportation
  • Money
  • Personnel Management
  • Shipping
  • Undocumented Noncitizens
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Polar and Arctic Studies
  • Strategic Security Studies