S. China Sea rights should be rooted in UN treaty: ASEAN
Why it is in news?
- ASEAN leaders asked China to follow UN treaty in South China Sea.
About United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1982:
- It is an international agreement that defines the rights of nations to the world’s oceans.
- It is the basis for determining maritime entitlements, sovereign rights, jurisdiction and legitimate interests over maritime zones.