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Researcher: 
Mitchell
URL to text of IEA: 
http://www.un.org/Depts/los/convention_agreements/texts/unclos/closindx.htm
Data entry notes: 
Replaced the Convention on the Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone, Convention on Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources of the High Seas, Convention on the High Seas
Treaty Name and Text
Agreement Name: 
United Nations Convention On The Law Of The Sea
Alternative Treaty Name: 
UNCLOS
Possible Sources (additional): 
ECOLEX-2649; SMTFE-2; Fletcher, CIESIN, Burhenne, Rummel-Bulska, Sand, UNEP96, Molitor, Hohmann; tre-1250.txt; reg-125.txt
Treaty Text: 
United Nations Convention On The Law Of The Sea
Signature/Entry into Force/Termination
Date IEA was signed: 
1982-12-10
Signature Year: 
1982
Place IEA was signed: 
Montego Bay
Date IEA entered into force: 
1994-11-16
Treaty Type
Membership eligibility (multilateral, bilateral, etc): 
Multilateral (3 or more governments)
Agreement Type Level 3: 
Convention
E (environment) Code (agreement is environmental or not): 
Environmental
Source for E (environmental) code: 
Preamble: The States Parties to this Convention, (...) Recognizing the desirability of establishing through this Convention, with due regard for the sovereignty of all States, a legal order for the seas and oceans which will facilitate international communication, and will promote the peaceful uses of the seas and oceans, the equitable and efficient utilization of their resources, the conservation of their living resources, and the study, protection and preservation of the marine environment, (...)
Text used for E (environmental) coding: 
Preamble: The States Parties to this Convention, (...) Recognizing the desirability of establishing through this Convention, with due regard for the sovereignty of all States, a legal order for the seas and oceans which will facilitate international communication, and will promote the peaceful uses of the seas and oceans, the equitable and efficient utilization of their resources, the conservation of their living resources, and the study, protection and preservation of the marine environment, (...)
Words used to code as Environmental: 
conservation/environment/marine/marine environment/ocean
Lineage
Lineage: 
Law of the Sea
Sequence in lineage: 
600.000
Secretariat and auspices
Secretariat: 
United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea
Org Auspices: 
United Nations
Legacy
Hidden fields
Version: 
2007.10
Inclusion Auto-Generated: 
MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements
Subject: 
Nature/Ocean
Category: 
ENV