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 ...

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 States Parties to this Convention ... Charter of the United Nations in which any of the personnel are engaged as combatants against organized armed forces and to which the law of international ...

CHINA'S assertion that Palawan was historically part of its territory is not only baseless but also a direct affront to international law, a legal expert said Monday. The claim contradicts the United ...

The Philippines is preparing to build a new arbitration case against China over alleged breaches of international law in the ...

By investing in key UN institutional mechanisms, Australia can contribute to upholding the rules-based order of the law of ...

The Group of Asia-Pacific states at the United Nations (UN) last weekend agreed to nominate Vietnam for the position of Chair ...

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 ...

Mexico says the US cannot change the name as the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea says a country only has ownership up to 12 nautical miles from the country's coastline. It's ...

A Chinese navy helicopter flew within 10 feet of a Philippine patrol plane on Tuesday in a disputed area of the the South China Sea, as the Filipino pilot warned by radio: “You are flying too close, ...

VOV.VN - Over the past weekend, the Group of Asia-Pacific states at the United Nations agreed to nominate Vietnam for the ...