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Naval War College Review

Authors

Jon L. Jacobson

Abstract

On 30 April 1982, following nearly fifteen years of preparations and formal deliberation, The Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS 111) finally adopted a new, comprehensive treaty on the Law of the Sea, The vote was 130 nations in favor, 4 opposed, and 17 abstentions. The United States cast one of the four negative votes.

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