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Convention on the Law of the Sea of 1982

Convention on the Law of the Sea of 1982. (or Law of the Sea Convention, LOSC). Name : Convention on the Law of the Sea of 1982 Draft Year : 1858 Amendment years : 1960, 1973 International. Function.

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Convention on the Law of the Sea of 1982

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  1. Convention on the Law of the Sea of 1982 (or Law of the Sea Convention, LOSC)

  2. Name : Convention on the Law of the Sea of 1982 • Draft Year : 1858 • Amendment years : 1960, 1973 • International

  3. Function • The Convention on the Law of the Sea of 1982 functions to govern the seas. It is a treaty that protects nations’ rights, pollution of the sea, protecting marine life, and deals with pirates. • Part of the Convention on the Law of the Sea deals with protecting and preserving marine life, but most of the treaty deals with law concerning the sea. • The Convention also address concerns with dumping sewage into the sea and the fishing rights that fishermen have.

  4. Regulation Enforcement • Enforcement for this treaty is complicated because many countries have rights over many parts of the sea. • If a boat is flying a nation’s flag then they are required to enforce the regulations, and if the boat is sailing in another nation’s territory that nation is required to ask permission to enforce the regulations. • Port nations and coastal nations are also allowed the right to enforce regulations.

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