〈联合国海洋法公约〉评估报告：成就、定位与挑战 Assessment Report on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) Achievements, Positioning and Challenges.docxVIP

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The1982UnitedNationsConventionontheLawoftheSea(UNCLOS)—asignificantachievementinthepost-wardevelopmentoftheinternationallegalorderfortheseasandoceans—servesimportantfunctionsinupholdingmultilateralism,opposinghegemony,fosteringmarineandmaritimecooperation,andadvancingsustainabledevelopmentfortheseasandoceans,aswellasinotherareas.Asacomprehensivelegalinstrumentcoveringabroadspectrumoflaw-of-the-seaissues,UNCLOSisdesignedtoservetheoverallinterestsoftheinternationalcommunitywhilebalancingt