The comments have come to mark the 20th anniversary of the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

以上评论是在纪念《联合国海洋公约》生效20周年之际发表的。

In 1994, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea or UNCLOSE came into force that largely defines the rights and responsibilities of nations out on the world's oceans.

1994 年，《联合国海洋法公约》生效，该公约在很大程度上界定了世界海洋上各国的权利和责任。

You see under the terms of the United Nations convention on the law of the sea or unclose, any country may claim an Exclusive Economic Zone or EEZ of the water surrounding their sovereign coastline.

你看，根据联合国海洋法公约的条款，任何国家都可以对其主权海岸线周围的水域主张专属经济区。