| Short Name: | Continental Shelf Convention |
| Full Name: | Convention on the Continental Shelf |
| Purpose: | general |
| Established: | 29-Apr-1958 |
| Entered into force: | 10-Jun-1964 |
| Type: | convention, multi-lateral |
| Place where established: | Geneva, Switzerland |
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| Goals and Objectives: | The objectives of this Convention are to define and delimit the rights of States to explore and exploit the natural resources of the continental shelf. The Convention makes provisions for coastal States to have sovereign and exclusive rights over the continental shelf for exploration and exploitation, as long as they do not cause unjustifiable interference with navigation, fishing or the conservation of the living resources of the sea. |
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| Country | Status | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | ratified | 30-Oct-1958 |
| Albania | ratified | 06-Jan-1965 |
| Argentina | pending | 29-Apr-1958 |
| Australia | ratified | 10-Jun-1964 |
| Bolivia | pending | 17-Oct-1958 |
| Solomon Islands | pending | 03-Sep-1981 |
| Bulgaria | pending | 10-Jun-1964 |
| Belarus | ratified | 10-Jun-1964 |
| Cambodia | pending | 10-Jun-1964 |
| Canada | pending | 08-Mar-1970 |
| Sri Lanka | pending | 30-Oct-1958 |
| Chile | pending | 31-Oct-1958 |
| Colombia | pending | 10-Jun-1964 |
| Costa Rica | pending | 17-Mar-1972 |
| Croatia | pending | 03-Sep-1992 |
| Cuba | pending | 29-Apr-1958 |
| Cyprus | ratified | 11-Apr-1974 |
| Denmark | pending | 10-Jun-1964 |
| Dominican Republic | pending | 11-Sep-1964 |
| Ecuador | pending | 31-Oct-1958 |
| Fiji | ratified | 18-Apr-1971 |
| Finland | pending | 18-Mar-1965 |
| France | ratified | 14-Jan-1965 |
| Germany, Fed. Rep. | pending | 30-Oct-1958 |
| Ghana | pending | 29-Apr-1958 |
| Greece | ratified | 06-Nov-1972 |
| Guatemala | pending | 10-Jun-1964 |
| Haiti | pending | 10-Jun-1964 |
| Iceland | pending | 29-Apr-1958 |
| Indonesia | pending | 08-May-1958 |
| Iran, Islamic R. of | pending | 28-May-1958 |
| Ireland | pending | 02-Oct-1958 |
| Israel | pending | 10-Jun-1964 |
| Jamaica | pending | 07-Nov-1965 |
| Kenya | pending | 20-Jul-1969 |
| Lebanon | pending | 29-May-1958 |
| Lesotho | pending | 23-Oct-1973 |
| Liberia | pending | 27-May-1958 |
| Madagascar | pending | 10-Jun-1964 |
| Malawi | pending | 03-Dec-1965 |
| Malaysia | pending | 10-Jun-1964 |
| Malta | pending | 18-Jun-1966 |
| Mauritius | pending | 04-Nov-1970 |
| Mexico | pending | 01-Sep-1966 |
| Nepal | pending | 29-Apr-1958 |
| Netherlands | pending | 19-Mar-1966 |
| New Zealand | pending | 17-Feb-1965 |
| Nigeria | pending | 28-May-1971 |
| Norway | pending | 09-Oct-1971 |
| Pakistan | pending | 31-Oct-1958 |
| Panama | pending | 02-May-1958 |
| Peru | pending | 31-Oct-1958 |
| Poland | pending | 10-Jun-1964 |
| Portugal | pending | 10-Jun-1964 |
| Romania | pending | 10-Jun-1964 |
| Russian Federation | pending | 10-Jun-1964 |
| Senegal | pending | 10-Jun-1964 |
| Sierra Leone | pending | 25-Dec-1966 |
| South Africa | pending | 10-Jun-1964 |
| Spain | pending | 27-Apr-1971 |
| Swaziland | pending | 15-Nov-1970 |
| Sweden | pending | 01-Jul-1966 |
| Switzerland | pending | 17-Jun-1966 |
| Thailand | pending | 01-Aug-1988 |
| Tonga | ratified | 29-Jun-1971 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | pending | 10-Aug-1968 |
| Tunisia | pending | 30-Oct-1958 |
| Uganda | pending | 14-Oct-1964 |
| Ukraine | pending | 10-Jun-1964 |
| Latvia | pending | 02-Jan-1993 |
| United Kingdom | pending | 10-Jun-1964 |
| USA (contiguous states) | pending | 10-Jun-1964 |
| Uruguay | pending | 29-Apr-1958 |
| Venezuela | pending | 15-Aug-1961 |
| Yugoslavia, SFR of (former) | pending | 28-Jan-1966 |
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