9.2 The core functions of the Division are as follows: (a) Promoting better understanding and wider appreciation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (the Convention), the ...

Land-locked States shall have the right of access to and from the sea for the purpose of exercising the rights provided for in this Convention including those relating to the freedom of the high ...

One of the pressing challenges in contemporary international law is ensuring access to the sea for landlocked nations. Ethiopia, the world’s most populous ...

The Philippines is preparing to build a new arbitration case against China over alleged breaches of international law in the South China Sea. It may seem like a symbolic gesture, but in a world where ...

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 ...

Amid China's recent intrusions in the West Philippine Sea, militaries from the Philippines, the United States ... as respect for maritime rights under international law, as reflected in the UN ...