Q. Consider the following statements:
1.International Seabed Authority was created under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
2.UNCLOS is the only international convention which stipulates a framework for state jurisdiction in maritime spaces.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

[A] 1 only

[B] 2 only

[C] Both 1 and 2

[D] Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: C
Notes:

UNCLOS was adopted and signed in 1982. UNCLOS is the only international convention which stipulates a framework for state jurisdiction in maritime spaces. It provides a different legal status to different maritime zones.

The International Seabed Authority was constituted under the convention.

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