UN Convention on the Law of the Sea

The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is an international treaty that establishes a legal framework for all marine and maritime activities. As of 2024, 169 States and the European Union are parties to the convention, which came into force in 1994. The convention replaced the four treaties of the 1958 Convention on the High Seas and established a framework for the use of the world's oceans, including territorial seas, exclusive economic zones, and the high seas. The International Maritime Organization and other bodies play a role in the implementation of the convention, which does not deal with matters of territorial disputes or sovereignty.learn more on wikipedia