States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

E144643

group of states party to international treaty treaty membership collective

The States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea are the countries that have ratified or acceded to the treaty, collectively forming its membership and participating in its decision-making and implementation.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea canonical	9
States Parties to UNCLOS	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1271582 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
Context triple: [International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, judgeElectionBody, States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea]

A. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea is an international treaty that defines nations’ rights and responsibilities in the world’s oceans, including maritime boundaries, resource exploitation, navigation, and environmental protection.
B. Article 76 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
Article 76 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea is the key provision that defines the outer limits of a coastal state's continental shelf and sets the legal framework for extending those limits beyond 200 nautical miles.
C. States Parties to the World Heritage Convention
States Parties to the World Heritage Convention are countries that have ratified UNESCO’s World Heritage Convention and thereby commit to identifying, protecting, and preserving cultural and natural heritage of outstanding universal value within their territories.
D. Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea
The Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea is a multilateral treaty among the Caspian littoral states that defines their rights, obligations, and jurisdiction over the sea’s waters, seabed, and resources.
E. 1994 Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
The 1994 Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea is an international treaty that revised and clarified the deep seabed mining regime established by UNCLOS, enabling broader participation by states and paving the way for the effective operation of the International Seabed Authority.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
Target entity description: The States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea are the countries that have ratified or acceded to the treaty, collectively forming its membership and participating in its decision-making and implementation.

A. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea is an international treaty that defines nations’ rights and responsibilities in the world’s oceans, including maritime boundaries, resource exploitation, navigation, and environmental protection.
B. Article 76 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
Article 76 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea is the key provision that defines the outer limits of a coastal state's continental shelf and sets the legal framework for extending those limits beyond 200 nautical miles.
C. States Parties to the World Heritage Convention
States Parties to the World Heritage Convention are countries that have ratified UNESCO’s World Heritage Convention and thereby commit to identifying, protecting, and preserving cultural and natural heritage of outstanding universal value within their territories.
D. Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea
The Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea is a multilateral treaty among the Caspian littoral states that defines their rights, obligations, and jurisdiction over the sea’s waters, seabed, and resources.
E. 1994 Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
The 1994 Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea is an international treaty that revised and clarified the deep seabed mining regime established by UNCLOS, enabling broader participation by states and paving the way for the effective operation of the International Seabed Authority.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	group of states ⓘ party to international treaty ⓘ treaty membership collective ⓘ
appliesTo	United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
canBeAcquiredBy	accession to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
collectivelyAdopt	decisions on the functioning of institutions created by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ rules of procedure for meetings of States Parties ⓘ
collectivelyAssume	obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
collectivelyExercise	rights under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
conferAuthorityOn	Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf ⓘ International Seabed Authority ⓘ International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ⓘ
coordinateWith	United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea ⓘ
elect	members of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf ⓘ members of the International Seabed Authority Council ⓘ members of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ⓘ
geopoliticalScope	global ⓘ
hasLegalBasis	United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
haveRightTo	claim a continental shelf as defined in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ establish an exclusive economic zone up to 200 nautical miles ⓘ innocent passage of ships through the territorial sea of other states parties ⓘ transit passage through straits used for international navigation ⓘ
includes	archipelagic states ⓘ coastal states ⓘ island states ⓘ landlocked states ⓘ regional economic integration organizations that are parties to UNCLOS ⓘ
listedBy	United Nations Treaty Collection ⓘ
meetAt	annual meetings of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
membershipCondition	accession to the Convention ⓘ ratification of the Convention ⓘ
membershipType	open to all states ⓘ
obligedTo	cooperate on conservation of living marine resources ⓘ give due regard to the rights of other states in maritime zones ⓘ protect and preserve the marine environment under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ respect freedom of navigation as defined in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
participateIn	meetings of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
partOf	United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
recognizedBy	United Nations ⓘ
role	decision-making under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ interpretation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
subjectOf	United Nations documentation on the law of the sea ⓘ meetings of States Parties reports ⓘ
subjectTo	dispute settlement procedures under Part XV of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea → judgeElectionBody → States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ

International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea → membership → States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ

CLCS → reportsTo → States Parties to UNCLOS ⓘ

linked to: States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

Meetings of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea → convenes → States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ

Meetings of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea → openTo → States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ

Statute of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea → bindingOn → States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ

Rules of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea → appliesTo → States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ

Seabed Chamber → establishedBy → States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ

Seabed Chamber → hearsCasesFrom → States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ

Annex III of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea → bindingOn → States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ

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