It is an international framework under UN that focuses on safe and secure maritime activities. The Convention establishes a comprehensive legal framework to regulate all ocean space, its uses and resources.

Facts to Know About

  • The convention give clear definition about a countries sovereign rights over the seas. To legally demarcate the seas it precisely defined territorial waters, contiguous zone and EEZ.
  • Ships and aircraft of all countries are allowed “transit passage” through straits used for international navigation
  • Land-locked States have the right of access to and from the sea and enjoy freedom of transit through the territory of transit States.
  • The International Seabed Authority, established by the Convention, administers the resources of areas beyond the limits of national jurisdiction.
  • It lays down rules for the conservation and management of the living resourcesof the seas .

Conventions Associated

Terms to be known

  • Territorial Sea: State’s territorial sea extends up to 12 nautical miles from its baseline.
  • Exclusive Economic Zone: A zone that extends from the baseline to a maximum of 200 nautical miles.

Source: The Indian Express

 

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