Convention on the High Seas
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Signed | 29 April 1958 |
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Location | Geneva, Switzerland |
Effective | 30 September 1962 |
Parties | 63 states (at 2013) |
Languages | Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish |
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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 treaty was one of four treaties created at the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS I).[2] The treaty was signed on 29 April 1958 and entered into force on 30 September 1962.[3]
As of 2013, the treaty had been ratified by 63 states.[4] The Convention on the High Seas was superseded by UNCLOS III, which introduced several new concepts to the law of maritime boundaries including Exclusive Economic Zones.
Provisions
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The treaty is divided into 37 articles:
Article 1: Definition of "high seas".
Article 2: Statement of principles
Article 3: Access to the sea for landlocked states
Articles 4–7: the concept of a Flag State
Article 8: Warships
Article 9: Other ships in government service
Articles 10–12: Safety, rescue
Article 13: Outlawing transport of slaves at sea
Articles 14–21: Piracy
Article 22: Boarding of merchant ships by warships
Article 23: Hot pursuit, that is, pursuit of a vessel across borders for the purposes of law enforcement
Articles 24–25: Pollution
Articles 26–29: Submarine cables and pipelines
Articles 30–37: legal framework, ratification, accession
References
- ^ CONVENTION ON THE HIGH SEAS - Membership
- ^ Text of CONVENTION ON THE HIGH SEAS (U.N.T.S. No. 6465, vol. 450, pp. 82-103)
- ^ Convention on the High Seas, Done at Geneva on 29 April 1958
- ^ United Nations Treaty Collection - Chapter XXI: Law of the Sea
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