Ratified Maritime Conventions Matrix
Authoritative compendium of international maritime instruments, safety treaties, and diplomatic protocols codified into domestic admiralty law.
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
Codified legal framework governing formation, interpretation, and disputes regarding international treaties.
Pacta sunt servanda, jus cogens, reservation interpretation and treaty termination.
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
Comprehensive prevention of operational and accidental ship pollution.
Annex I-VI covering oil, noxious liquids, sewage, garbage, and air emissions.
International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea
Primary maritime safety convention specifying vessel construction, equipment and operation standards.
Fire safety, life-saving appliances, radiocommunications, carriage of cargoes.
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
Global maritime constitution establishing 12nm territorial sea, 200nm EEZ, and continental shelf rights.
Freedom of navigation, marine scientific research, dispute settlement under ITLOS.
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Hazardous Wastes
Regulates international trade and disposal of hazardous waste including end-of-life vessels.
Prior informed consent, environmentally sound management at ship recycling plots.
International Convention on Arrest of Ships
Governs judicial arrest of seagoing vessels for securing maritime claims.
Enumeration of 22 maritime claims, jurisdiction on merits, security and release protocols.