Completing UNCLOS... These instruments would not replace the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) ... UNCLOS provides the legal foundation for maritime zones, navigation rights, and resource claims.
“Automatic entitlement alone is not enough,” Paglinawan said, citing Article 74 of Unclos, which requires states with overlapping EEZs to negotiate boundaries or adopt provisional arrangements pending agreement.
UN experts on Wednesday declared that partial US maritime blockades on Venezuela are violating fundamental rules of international law. The US has been attempting to seize sanctioned vessels bound for the South American country since mid-month ... ....