Unclos in a sentence

UNCLOS EEZ Most of the Paracel Islands are within China's 200 nautical-mile EEZ as defined by UNCLOS.

UNCLOS II In 1960, the United Nations held the second Conference on the Law of the Sea ("UNCLOS II"); however, the six-week Geneva conference did not result in any new agreements.

Even worse, Beijing got away with once again dragging its feet on negotiating a legally binding maritime Code of Conduct, in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, or UNCLOS, to address the South China Sea disputes.

The creation of high seas preserves could come into conflict with the International Seabed Authority (ISA), a UN-affiliated organization established under UNCLOS in 1994 to regulate mining of the ocean floor.

Allies in Europe and East Asia are obvious candidates for such a statement, but Washington could look to the limited number of other UNCLOS nonparties, such as Colombia and Peru, for non-Western reinforcement.

At the same time, China’s government has become more willing to challenge and sometimes directly violate legally binding treaty commitments, like the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).

But China may have an UNCLOS – compatible claim to part of that area.

China needs to further refine its claims and elaborate them in a manner that’s compatible with UNCLOS.

Freedom of navigation operations pertain to contested waterways or boundaries contrary to UNCLOS.

Conducting such a manuever in the Taiwan Strait challenges China’s interpretation of the UNCLOS while avoiding a direct show of force.

Second, the term “internationally lawful uses” in Article 58 of UNCLOS also requires attention.

Due to Part XI, the United States refused to ratify the UNCLOS, although it expressed agreement with the remaining provisions of the Convention.

However, Turkey's long-standing refusal to sign UNCLOS has meant that Montreux remains in force without further amendments.

In 1988, Ireland and the United Kingdom signed an EEZ boundary agreement, ignoring the rock per UNCLOS.

In its preamble, UNCLOS defines the international seabed area—the part under ISA jurisdiction—as “the seabed and ocean floor and the subsoil thereof, beyond the limits of national jurisdiction”.

New claims made under UNCLOS by France over the continental shelf might cause new tensions between France and Canada.

Rather, this task is left to another body established by UNCLOS, the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, which examines scientific data submitted by coastal states that claim a broader reach.

Rather, UNCLOS outlines the areas of national jurisdiction, leaving the rest for the international portion.

UNCLOS came into force in 1994, a year after Guyana became the 60th nation to sign the treaty.