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Title: Convention on the Law of the SeaLaw of the Sea Convention LOCS by Vivek Bhave Period 2
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Convention on the Law of the Sea/Law of the Sea
Convention (LOCS) by Vivek Bhave (Period 2)
- The LOSC is an international agreement produced
at the Third United Nations Conference on the Law
of the Sea. It was signed on December 10, 1982
in Montego Bay, Jamaica. - The United States has signed, but not yet
ratified, the treaty some American politicians
claim it threatens national sovereignty.
However, the U.S. complies with almost all
provisions of this agreement.
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Purposes and Provisions
- The LOSC divides the worlds oceans into several
zones - Internal waters are lakes, rivers, and streams
entirely within the borders of a nation. The
government of the country in question has
absolute control over these bodies of water, and
the exploitation of their resources - A country can claim the oceans that stretch up to
12 miles from its shoreline as territorial
waters. The government of the country in
question has absolute control over these
territorial waters, and the exploitation of their
resources. - A country can claim the waters that stretch up to
24 miles from its shoreline as part of its
contiguous zone in these waters the government
of the country in question has the authority to
enforce laws concerning matters such as
smuggling. - A country can claim the waters that stretch up
to 200 miles from its shoreline as exclusive
economic zone (EEZ). The government of the
country in question has the exclusive right to
tax and regulate fishing and mining in the
exclusive economic zone. It also has the
exclsuive rights to create artificial islands in
these zones. - The government of a country has the exclusive
right to regulate mining in the continental shelf
adjacent to the country in question. - The International Seabed Authority has the
exclusive right to tax and regulate mining in the
open sea. The royalties raised by the agency are
distributed among the nations of the world.
Citizens of all countries retain their rights to
fish, sail, and carry out scientific research in
the open sea without regulation. - If a species of fish spends part of its life
cycle in the rivers of one nation, the government
of that nation has the right to regulate the
harvesting of that species, in consultation with
the governments of the countries through whose
EEZs the species travels. - Enforcement of the Treaty is the responsibility
of The International Tribunal for the Law of the
Sea. The International Whaling Commission and
the International Maritime Organization also play
a role.
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