The Convention on the Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone of 1958 is an international

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which entered into force on 10 September 1964, one of four agreed upon at the first United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS I). 52 states are parties to the convention, whether through ratification, succession, or accession.Ratifications
Many parties to this convention have since ratified the 1982

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), also called the Law of the Sea Convention or the Law of the Sea Treaty, is an international agreement that establishes a legal framework for all marine and maritime activities. , 167 c ...

, which came into force in 1994 and supersedes this convention for those states that have ratified

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Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone
Done at Geneva on 29 April 1958 1964 in the environment Treaties concluded in 1958 Treaties entered into force in 1964 Law of the sea treaties Treaties of Australia Treaties of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic Treaties of Belgium Treaties of Bosnia and Herzegovina Treaties of the Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–1970) Treaties of the People's Republic of Bulgaria Treaties of Croatia Treaties of the Czech Republic Treaties of Czechoslovakia Treaties of Denmark Treaties of the Dominican Republic Treaties of Fiji Treaties of Finland Treaties of the Hungarian People's Republic Treaties of Haiti Treaties of Israel Treaties of Italy Treaties of Jamaica Treaties of Japan Treaties of Kenya Treaties of Latvia Treaties of Lithuania Treaties of Lesotho Treaties of Madagascar Treaties of Malaysia Treaties of Malawi Treaties of Malta Treaties of Mauritius Treaties of Mexico Treaties of Montenegro Treaties of the Netherlands Treaties of Nigeria Treaties of the Estado Novo (Portugal) Treaties of the Socialist Republic of Romania Treaties of the Soviet Union Treaties of Senegal Treaties of Serbia and Montenegro Treaties of Sierra Leone Treaties of Slovakia Treaties of Slovenia Treaties of the Solomon Islands Treaties of South Africa Treaties of Francoist Spain Treaties of Eswatini Treaties of Switzerland Treaties of Thailand Treaties of Tonga Treaties of Trinidad and Tobago Treaties of Uganda Treaties of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Treaties of the United Kingdom Treaties of the United States Treaties of Venezuela Treaties of Yugoslavia Treaties extended to the Netherlands Antilles {{international-law-stub