HIGH SEAS

About:

• Meaning of High Seas: High seas, in maritime law, means all parts of the mass of saltwater surrounding the globe that are not part of the territorial sea or internal waters of a state.
  
  
• Convention on the High Seas:
  • It is an international treaty which codifies the rules of international law relating to the high seas, otherwise known as international waters.
    
    
  • The treaty was signed in 1958 and entered into force in 1962.
    
    
  
  
  
• High seas cover 46% of the planet’s surface, yet lack adequate environmental protection. That’s why united nations has initiated talks for the new treaty.