Convention on the High Seas
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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Convention on the High Seas at Wikisource | |
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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 convention was one of four treaties created at the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS I).[2] The four treaties were signed on 29 April 1958 and entered into force on 30 September 1962, although in keeping with legal tradition, later accession was permitted.[3]
As of 2013, the treaty had been ratified by 63 states, including most
Arab league nations like Syria, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Iran, as well as China, North Korea, and South Korea.[4]
The convention on the High Seas was superseded by the 1982
Exclusive Economic Zones
.
Provisions
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 pipelines
- Articles 30–37: legal framework, ratification, accession
References
- ^ "CONVENTION ON THE HIGH SEAS - Membership". Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2008.
- ^ Text of CONVENTION ON THE HIGH SEAS Archived 22 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine (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". Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.