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law of the sea

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law of the sea: see maritime law maritime law, system of law concerning navigation and overseas commerce. Because ships sail from nation to nation over seas no nation owns, nations need to seek agreement over customs related to shipping.
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Section four highlights developments in the international legal system through the work of the International Court of Justice and the two International Tribunals--for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda--institutions created under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, the legal aspects of international political relations and a number of related legal questions.
Yearbook of the United Nations by Jackson, Peter / UN Chronicle
ratifies the UN's Law of the Sea Treaty, we will be giving the UN the power to tax any activity that takes place on, under, or above the seas and oceans.
Tendrils of tyranny: the United Nations has long sought to control ... by Behreandt, Dennis / The New American
Langewiesche tells of convoluted patterns of registry and ownership, ships flying "flags of convenience," and routine flouting of the 1994 International Law of the Sea, to which the US is not a signatory.
The Outlaw Sea by Boardman, Edna / Kliatt
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