9.1 The Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea is headed by a Director who is accountable to the United Nations Legal Counsel. 9.2 The core functions of the Division are as follows ...

The "laws of the sea" may sound like the stuff of pirate legends, but these laws shape everything from international trade routes to environmental preservation. As the modern world more frequently ...

The adoption of the United Nations Law of the Sea Convention, 1982 was the result of the world's most ambitious law reform movements. The Convention is a comprehensive instrument functioning as a ...

1. The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea is constituted and shall function in accordance with the provisions of this Convention and this Statute. 2. The seat of the Tribunal shall be ...

The law officially recognizes the 2016 South China Sea arbitral award, which denied China's claim over the waters inside the Philippines' EEZ, which extends over 200 nautical miles. This means ...

The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) accused Ukraine of violating Article 19 and Article 21 of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, which "outline the right of a coastal state to provide ...

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — Firms investing heavily to explore the seabed for valuable minerals have criticised ...

A proposed law which could help limit the impact of the Irish Sea border between Northern Ireland the rest of the UK will continue to be debated in the House of Lords on Wednesday. The law is ...