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UNCLOS
UNCLOS
UNCLOS II
GENEVA
CONVENTION
1958
EXTENDED
CONTINENTAL
SHELF
UNCLOS 1982
Area
Internal Water
Territorial Water
Contiguous Zone
Exclusive Economic
Zone
Continental Shelf
UNCLOS I & II
UNCLOS III
12 Nm
24 Nm
200 Nm
Recognizes that the oceans effect the entire planet, not just the
coastal states. Land-locked states are granted rights and
responsibilities, and the Area outside national jurisdiction is part of
the common heritage of mankind.
UNCLOS forms one integral whole. States are not allowed to make
any reservations, it's all or nothing.
Shelf
Basic Conditions of Prospecting, Exploration and
Exploitation
Statute of the Enterprise
Conciliation
Statute of the International Tribunal for the Law
of the Sea
Arbitration
Special Arbitration
Participation by International Organisations