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

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UN-related body intergovernmental meeting

The Meetings of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea are formal gatherings of countries that have ratified the Convention, convened to review its implementation, address legal and institutional issues, and make decisions on matters such as the election of judges to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Meetings of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea canonical	3
Meeting of States Parties to UNCLOS	1
Meetings of States Parties to UNCLOS	1
Responsibilities and obligations of States sponsoring persons and entities with respect to activities in the Area (2011)	1
consider issues relating to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1271638 — 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: Meetings of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
Context triple: [United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, providesSupportTo, Meetings of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea]

A. United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea
The United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea is a UN forum that facilitates annual discussions and cooperation among states and stakeholders on ocean affairs and the implementation of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
B. States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
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.
C. 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.
D. Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf
The Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf is a UN body of experts that reviews coastal states’ scientific data to recommend the outer limits of their continental shelves beyond 200 nautical miles.
E. Assembly of the International Seabed Authority
The Assembly of the International Seabed Authority is the supreme decision-making body in the ISA, comprising all member states and responsible for setting general policies on the exploration and exploitation of mineral resources in the international seabed area.
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: Meetings of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
Target entity description: The Meetings of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea are formal gatherings of countries that have ratified the Convention, convened to review its implementation, address legal and institutional issues, and make decisions on matters such as the election of judges to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.

A. United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea
The United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea is a UN forum that facilitates annual discussions and cooperation among states and stakeholders on ocean affairs and the implementation of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
B. States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
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.
C. 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.
D. Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf
The Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf is a UN body of experts that reviews coastal states’ scientific data to recommend the outer limits of their continental shelves beyond 200 nautical miles.
E. Assembly of the International Seabed Authority
The Assembly of the International Seabed Authority is the supreme decision-making body in the ISA, comprising all member states and responsible for setting general policies on the exploration and exploitation of mineral resources in the international seabed area.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UN-related body ⓘ intergovernmental meeting ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Meetings of States Parties to UNCLOS ⓘ linked to: 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 ⓘ
decisionMakingMethod	consensus where possible ⓘ voting by States Parties when necessary ⓘ
documentationPublishedBy	United Nations Secretariat ⓘ
establishedAfter	entry into force of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in 1994 ⓘ
frequency	usually convened annually ⓘ
hasFunction	approve the budget of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ⓘ consider reports of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf ⓘ consider reports of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ⓘ consider reports of the Secretary-General on oceans and the law of the sea as they relate to the Convention ⓘ elect judges of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ⓘ elect members of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf ⓘ
hasOutput	decisions ⓘ reports ⓘ resolutions ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalBasis	Annex VI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ rules of procedure of the Meetings of States Parties ⓘ
membership	States that have ratified or acceded to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
observerParticipation	non‑States Parties and international organizations as observers, subject to rules of procedure ⓘ
openTo	States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
organizedBy	United Nations ⓘ
partOf	United Nations system ⓘ
primaryPurpose	review implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
purpose	address legal and institutional issues arising under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ consider issues relating to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf ⓘ consider issues relating to the International Seabed Authority within their competence ⓘ consider issues relating to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ⓘ linked to: Meetings of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
relatedTo	Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf ⓘ International Seabed Authority ⓘ International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ⓘ
reportsTo	United Nations General Assembly on certain matters ⓘ
shortName	SPLOS ⓘ
subjectArea	international adjudication of maritime disputes ⓘ law of the sea ⓘ maritime boundaries ⓘ ocean governance ⓘ
supportedBy	Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea ⓘ linked to: United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea
typicalVenue	United Nations Headquarters, New York ⓘ linked to: United Nations Headquarters

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Referenced by (7)

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

United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea → providesSupportTo → Meetings of 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 → alsoKnownAs → Meetings of States Parties to UNCLOS ⓘ

linked to: Meetings of 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 → purpose → consider issues relating to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ⓘ

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

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

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

SPLOS → shortName → Meeting of States Parties to UNCLOS ⓘ

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

Seabed Chamber → advisoryOpinionExample → Responsibilities and obligations of States sponsoring persons and entities with respect to activities in the Area (2011) ⓘ

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

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