Convention on the High Seas explained

Convention on the High Seas should not be confused with High Seas Treaty.

Convention on the High Seas
Date Signed:29 April 1958
Location Signed:Geneva, Switzerland
Date Effective:30 September 1962
Parties:63 states (at 2013)
Languages:Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish
Footnotes:http://legal.un.org/ilc/texts/instruments/english/conventions/8_1_1958_high_seas.pdf
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The Convention on the High Seas is an international treaty which codifies the rules of international law relating to the high seas, otherwise known as international waters.[1] The convention was one of four treaties created at the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS I).[2] The four treaties were signed on 29 April 1958 and entered into force on 30 September 1962, although in keeping with legal tradition, later accession was permitted.[3]

As of 2013, the treaty had been ratified by 63 states, including most NATO-bloc and Soviet-bloc nations but with the notable exceptions of most of the OPEC and Arab league nations like Syria, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Iran, as well as China, North Korea, and South Korea.[4]

The convention on the High Seas was superseded by the 1982 UNCLOS III, which introduced several new concepts to the law of maritime boundaries including Exclusive Economic Zones.

Provisions

The treaty is divided into 37 articles:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CONVENTION ON THE HIGH SEAS - Membership . 30 September 2008 . 11 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201111201353/https://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/entri/register/reg-021.rrr.html . dead .
  2. Text of CONVENTION ON THE HIGH SEAS (U.N.T.S. No. 6465, vol. 450, pp. 82-103)
  3. http://legal.un.org/ilc/texts/instruments/english/conventions/8_1_1958_high_seas.pdf Convention on the High Seas, Done at Geneva on 29 April 1958
  4. Web site: United Nations Treaty Collection - Chapter XXI: Law of the Sea . 3 May 2013 . 17 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131017195214/http://treaties.un.org/pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=XXI-2&chapter=21&lang=en . dead .