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What is the Law of the Sea?
The law of the sea is a body of customs, treaties, and international agreements by which governments maintain order, productivity, and peaceful relations on the sea.
Law of the Sea Convention Information & Documents
- United Nations Convention on the Law of the SeaThe comprehensive legal framework governing uses of the ocean.
- United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the SeaAn extensive collection of documents on the oceans and law of the sea provided by the United Nations. It features the convention and the related agreements, oceans and the law of the sea in the general assembly, bodies established by the convention on the law of the sea, the division and its activities, and much more.
Other Important Information, Documents, & Treaties
- U.S. Maritime Boundaries: Agreements and TreatiesMaritime boundary treaties and related international agreements of the United States on record at the U.S. Department of State
- Limits in the SeasStudies that aim to examine coastal States’ maritime claims and/or boundaries, and assess their consistency with international law.
- U.S. Policy on Sea-level Rise and Maritime ZonesProvided by the Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs
Books & eBooks
Baselines under the international law of the sea : reports of the International Law Association Committee on baselines under the international law of the sea by Call Number: eBookPublication Date: 2019
Yearbook international tribunal for the law of the sea = Annuaire Tribunal International du Droit de la Mer. Volume 22 by Call Number: eBookPublication Date: 2020
