Russian scholars highlighted the strategic value of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) 1982 in settling the East Sea (South China Sea) issue while attending a scientific workshop held at the Institute of Oriental Studies (IOS) under the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) on January 19.
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS 1982), signed on December 10, 1982, is an inclusive and most important global legal framework to regulate rights and obligations of all coastal nations, a senior expert has affirmed.