Malaysia re-elected to UN maritime commission
June 21st 2007 22:02
By FOO YEE PING
Article extracted from The Star Online
NEW YORK: Malaysia has been re-elected for a third term to a United Nations commission that facilitates the implementation of international rules on maritime space and activities.
Datuk Dr A. Bakar Jaafar, a senior adjunct fellow of Maritime Institute of Malaysia, will be among the 21 members of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) for a five-year term.
It is a position that he has held since 1997. This is the third consecutive term that he was elected to the CLCS.
There are five Asian members on CLCS.
On the significance of the re-election last week, he said: “This demonstrates Malaysia’s commitment to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.”
The Law of the Sea is a set of regulations on maritime space.
It secures for coastal states the right to an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of 200 nautical miles.
Bakar explained that the role of CLCS was to decide on the sovereign rights of the coastal states, besides delineating what was actually “common heritage of mankind.”
Article extracted from The Star Online
NEW YORK: Malaysia has been re-elected for a third term to a United Nations commission that facilitates the implementation of international rules on maritime space and activities.
Datuk Dr A. Bakar Jaafar, a senior adjunct fellow of Maritime Institute of Malaysia, will be among the 21 members of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) for a five-year term.
It is a position that he has held since 1997. This is the third consecutive term that he was elected to the CLCS.
There are five Asian members on CLCS.
On the significance of the re-election last week, he said: “This demonstrates Malaysia’s commitment to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.”
The Law of the Sea is a set of regulations on maritime space.
It secures for coastal states the right to an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of 200 nautical miles.
Bakar explained that the role of CLCS was to decide on the sovereign rights of the coastal states, besides delineating what was actually “common heritage of mankind.”
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Comment by katyzzz
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The sea is very special.
It's good to see Malaysia's role.
I'm not really into International politics.
katyzzz
Comment by Jessicca
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Yep, the living sea is very crucial to us all these days.
Thank you so much for dropping by. ^_^