海かい洋よう法ほう

noun

law of the sea; maritime law

Legal term referring to the body of international law governing the rights and responsibilities of states in maritime environments.

• 海かい洋よう法ほうの専せん門もん家かが会かい議ぎに出しゅっ席せきした。

  An expert in the law of the sea attended the conference.

• 国こく連れん海かい洋よう法ほう条じょう約やくは多おおくの国くにで批ひ准じゅんされている。

  The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea has been ratified by many countries.