What the records say
- When
- 29 Apr 1958
- Kind
- Treaty
- Coordinates
- 46.20° N, 6.15° E
- Description
- 1958 international treaty
Convention on the Continental Shelf
1958 international treaty
The Convention on the Continental Shelf was an international treaty created to codify the rules of international law relating to continental shelves. The treaty, after entering into force 10 June 1964, established the rights of a sovereign state over the continental shelf surrounding it, if there be any. The treaty was one of three agreed upon at the first United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
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