Oceans and Law of the Sea

OCEANS AND THE LAW OF THE SEA IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative Process

Reports of the Secretary-General

General Assembly resolutions

Other General Assembly documents

Official Records of the General Assembly

A Regular Process for Global Reporting and Assessment of the State of the Marine Environment, including Socioeconomic Aspects

Intergovernmental Conference on an international legally binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (General Assembly resolution 72/249)

Preparatory Committee established by General Assembly resolution 69/292: Development of an international legally binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction

THEMES

Marine biological diversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction

Ocean noise: peer-reviewed scientific studies

Ecosystem approaches

Oceans and climate change

Piracy

2022 Workshop to discuss the implementation of measures to address the impacts of bottom fishing on vulnerable marine ecosystems and the long-term sustainability of deep sea fish stocks

BODIES ESTABLISHED BY THE CONVENTION

International Seabed Authority

SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES

International Court of Justice

International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea

List of experts