Finally, protection for the high seas

• Main Author: Randhawa, Dipinder Singh
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Social sciences::Political science; Country and Region Studies; Non-Traditional Security
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/168755
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The High Seas Treaty is the first global agreement to protect the open seas – ninety-five per cent of the oceans that lie beyond exclusive national economic zones. For this critically vital expanse of Planet Earth which has huge economic, ecological and strategic importance, and which is little unde...