INTERNATIONAL LAW OF THE SEA - OVERVIEW IN TANZANIAN LAWS

Law of the Sea is a body of international law that concerns the principles and rules of which public entities, especially states, interact in maritime matters, including navigational rights, sea mineral rights, and coastal waters jurisdiction.

The Law of the Sea sets down a series of rules that regulate the entitlement of coastal states to maritime zones, their rights and duties within these zones and how the boundaries of each zone should be established. 

Law of the Sea, as abranch of international law concerned with public order at sea. Much of this law is codified in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, signed Dec. 10, 1982. The convention, described as a “constitution for the oceans,” represents an attempt to codify international law regarding territorial waters, sea-lanes, and ocean resources.

       GENERAL OVERVIEW ON THE IMPORTANCE OF SEA

We can make a long list of how the sea (ocean) and marine lifeare important to us. Did you know the Oceans cover greater than 70% of the earth’s surface? They contain 99% of theliving space on earth! Without this space for organisms to survive, there would be five fewer phyla of animals on the earth. Perhaps this is the most important reason to protect the sea. 

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