Adopted in 1982, the Law of the Sea Treaty was initially named the Third United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS III) developing a set of detailed rules to control the oceans, replacing the 1958 (UNCLOS I) and 1960 U.N. Conventions on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS II). UNCLOS III was joined by 162 countries….
Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST), Redistribution of Wealth
January 10, 2026