WHAT ARE THE PROVISIONS OF THE HIGH SEAS TREATY? Flashcards
ocean absorbs heat upto
90%
June 19, the UN adopted the Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond Natonal
Jurisdicton (BBNJ) or the High Seas Treaty.
third agreement to be approved under
UNCLOS, afer the 1994 and 1995 treates, which established the Internatonal Seabed Authority
and the Fish Stocks agreement.
United Natons Conventon on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), also called
Law of the
Sea Conventon or the Law of the Sea Treaty,
how unclos formed ?
third United Natons Conference on the Law of the Sea
(UNCLOS III), which took place between 1973 and 1982. UNCLOS replaced the four treates
of the 1958 Conventon on the High Seas. UNCLOS came into force in 1994.
UNCLOS was open to signature in ….., India is a state party to the UNCLOS.
1982
It primarily divides marine areas into five main zones
namely
Internal Waters, Territorial Sea, Contguous Zone, Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
and the High Seas.
The contguous zone extends
seaward up to 24 nm
UNCLOS is one of the most unique conventons because the UN secretariat has no
operatonal role in the treaty.
Internatonal Maritme Organizaton
agreement at a UN conference held in Geneva in 1948 and the IMO came into existence ten years later, meetng for the first time in 17 March 1958.
IMO headquatered
Headquartered in London, United Kingdom
IMO MEMBERS
IMO currently has 175 Member States
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IMO ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
THREE
The IMO currently lists India as among the 10 states with the……………..’
‘largest interest in
internatonal seaborne trade’
Internatonal Seabed Authority: The Internatonal Seabed Authority (ISA) is a Kingston,
Jamaica-based intergovernmental body EST……
1982 - UNDER LAW OF SEAS
MEMBERS IN ISA
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