The Convention on the Law of the Sea of 1982, Or the Law of the Sea Convention LOSC

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The Convention on the Law of the Sea of 1982,Or
the Law of the Sea Convention(LOSC)

• By Matt Wagner
• Period 3 APES

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The Basics

• LOSC is an international law passed by the United
  Nations, put into effect in 1994.
• It is the result of three separate conventions
  between 1982 and 1994 the last one in 1994
  having been the major one.
• The treaty was ratified by 60 nations.

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Basics plus!

• LOSC sets up three zones of ocean territory to be
  governed by a given coastal nation, and then
  provides terms for recognizing international
  waters.
• A countrys territory extends 12 miles off
  shore, and they have economic rights for 200
  miles (see image slide 4).

• The UN Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of
  the Sea is responsible for enforcement of LOSC.
• LOSC also provides regulations in offshore
  drilling, mining, and fishing. Aquatic pollution
  standards are also set.

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This is how the oceans are split up for governing
purposes!