Center for oceans law and policy university of virginia school of law united nations convention on the law of the sea 1982 a commentary volume ii articles 1 to 85 annexes i and ii final act annex ii satya n nandan and shabtai rosenne volume editors neal r grandy assistant editor martinus nijhoff publishers. The law of the sea convention defines the rights and responsibilities of nations with respect to their use of the worlds oceans establishing guidelines for businesses the environment and the management of marine natural resources the convention concluded in 1982 replaced the quad treaty 1958 convention on the high seas. The centers law of the sea commentary project entails a comprehensive objective and authoritative analysis of the development of each of the 320 articles and 9 annexes in the 1982 united nations convention on the law of the sea and of relevant provisions in the final act of the conference the result is published in seven volumes. Library united nations convention on the law of the sea 1982 a commentary myron h nordquist university of virginia center for oceans law and policy these commentaries are based almost entirely on the formal and informal documentation of the third united nations conference on the law of the sea unclos iii 1973 1982 coupled where. The united nations convention on the law of the sea 1982 volume 29 issue 3 shabtai rosenne skip to main content accessibility help we use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites