{"id":91,"category_id":9,"image":null,"title":"The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea: The  State of Compliance in Bangladesh","slug":"the-united-nations-convention-on-the-law-of-the-sea-the-state-of-compliance-in-bangladesh","author":"Jenifar Nesa Popi, M Ziauddin Alamgir, Wahid Hasan Kutubuddin","publisher":null,"description":"<p>The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is considered as the constitution of the ocean. Every member state is under an obligation to comply obligations of UNCLOS. Bangladesh ratified the UNCLOS to undertake an extensive review of present national laws and regulations in order to make them consistent with the provisions of the Convention. Bangladesh has also taken noteworthy initiatives to incorporate the obligations of UNCLOS in the domestic laws. Recently Bangladesh enacted the Territorial Waters and Maritime Zones (Amendment) Act, 2021. It has amended previous the Territorial Waters and Maritime Zones Act of 1974 which was enacted far way ahead of the existence of UNCLOS. The amendment was necessary to make the previous Act a more time-befitting one by reflecting the rights and obligations of UNCLOS so that evolving issues can be dealt properly. This paper analyses the difference between the Act of 1974 and the new amendment Act. The study finds that the new Act is not comprehensive enough and the Rules under this Act should be adopted as soon as possible with specific provisions for monitoring and enforcement mechanisms. The article recommends the ways to accelerate its maritime growth and achieve blue economic objectives.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Keywords: Law of the Sea, Coastal State, Convention, Maritime Zones, Maritime Law.<\/p>","file":"\/files\/econtents\/63e1f36e4e38012-The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea The .pdf","downloaded":57,"created_at":"7\/2\/2023 6:45 PM","updated_at":"29\/4\/2025 1:18 PM"}