Unilateral actions of delineating 'extended continental shelf', advancing deep-sea mining erode legal order established by UNCLOS: report

A major power that is not a party of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) has invoked customary international law as a pretext to justify its unilateral actions, including delineating a so-called extended continental shelf and advancing deep-sea mining in a unilateral manner, undermining the overall interests of the international community and erode the legal order established by the UNCLOS, according to a report released on Tuesday. ...