Scientific conference on 40 years of UNCLOS 1982 and 10 years of Vietnam's Law of the Sea 2012

SGGPO 06/14/2023 14:08

UNCLOS 1982 divided the seas and oceans into three areas with different legal regimes, including the sea space under national sovereignty, the sea space under national sovereignty and jurisdiction, and the common sea space of mankind. This is the greatest international legal achievement after thousands of years of management, exploitation, and use of the seas and oceans that the international community has just created.

View of the scientific conference on UNCLOS 1982 and Vietnam Law of the Sea in 2012 at Ho Chi Minh City University of Law.

On June 14, Ho Chi Minh City University of Law organized a scientific conference on the 40th anniversary of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS 1982) and the 10th anniversary of the 2012 Vietnam Law of the Sea, its role, challenges and comprehensiveness.

The workshop focused on two main issues: UNCLOS 1982 in its role and prospects for international cooperation and Vietnam’s Law of the Sea 2012 in protecting sovereignty and vision for the future. Delegates at the workshop discussed the role, challenges and contents that need to be completed for UNCLOS 1982 as well as Vietnam’s Law of the Sea 2012, in order to serve the work of building and protecting the sovereignty of the sea and islands of the Fatherland in the new situation.

The presentations of scholars and researchers have attracted the attention of researchers, scholars and cadres, lecturers, and representatives. Typical examples include: “Three special achievements of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea by Associate Professor, Dr. Ngo Huu Phuoc (University of Economics and Law); UNCLOS 1982: The issue of marine environmental protection and its impacts on Vietnam by Dr. Hoang Ly Anh (Hanoi Law University); Interpretation of Article 121 of the Arbitral Tribunal in the East Sea lawsuit and some suggestions for Vietnam by Master Hoang Viet (Ho Chi Minh City University of Law)…

In his speech, Associate Professor, Dr. Ngo Huu Phuoc affirmed that UNCLOS 1982 divided the seas and oceans into three areas with different legal regimes, including the sea space under national sovereignty, the sea space under national sovereignty and jurisdiction, and the common sea space of mankind. This is the greatest international legal achievement after thousands of years of management, exploitation, and use of the seas and oceans, which the international community has just created.

Scientific conference on 40 years of UNCLOS 1982 and 10 years of Vietnam's Law of the Sea 2012 photo 1

The conference chair and delegates attending the conference

The content of the presentations and discussions of the delegates clarified and perfected the legal basis of UNCLOS 1982 and the Vietnam Law of the Sea 2012, actively contributing to the work of building and protecting the sovereignty of our sea and islands in the new situation.

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