United Nations Convention on the Law Of the Sea

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UNCLOS is an acronym for the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The convention is also sometimes referred to as the Law of the Sea Convention or the Law of the Sea treaty. UNCLOS, as a law of international waters, came into operation and became effective from 16th November 1982.

Before the nautical law of UNCLOS came into force, there existed a school of thought known as freedom-of-the-seas. This doctrine had first come into operation during the 17th century. As per this law, there were no limits or boundaries set to the aspect of marine business and commercial activities.

Over the years and centuries as technology developed and the needs of the people across the world grew, there emerged a problem. Over-exploitation of the sea’s resources was immensely felt towards the middle of the 20th century and many nations started feeling the need to ensure protection of their marine resources.

Starting with United States in the 1945, many countries across the world brought under their jurisdiction, the natural resources found in their oceans’ continental shelf. Some of the countries that exercised this power were Argentina, Canada, Indonesia, Chile, Peru, Ecuador and even countries like Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Ethiopia and Venezuela.

In 1967, the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea in international law was convened. In this conference, the UN ambassador from Malta Mr. Arvid Pardo requested for a legal power that could bring about international governance over the oceanic floor and bed. Such a legal power would also ensure that there would not be any problems arising between various countries over the oceanic floor and bed space.

In a major way, it was this UNCLOS III that paved the way for the now existing nautical law.
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