@ARTICLE{Symonides_Janusz_30_2012, author={Symonides, Janusz}, number={No XXVIII}, pages={7-32}, journal={Prawo Morskie}, howpublished={online}, year={2012}, publisher={Oddział PAN w Gdańsku}, abstract={December 10, 2012 marks the 30 years since the opening for signature of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). This date is an opportunity to anniversary celebrations, meetings, panels and reflection in the whole United Nations system. Thepassage of time does not deprive the meaning of the Convention on the contrary, confirms its fundamental role as the constitution of the law of the sea. Nevertheless, changes which take place in the world require further development of the law of the seaand adjustmentof the Convention to new challenges. These challenges are related to the adoption in international law the concepts of sustainable development, protection of biodiversity, the precautionary principle and ecosystem approach. They are also a consequence of climate change and the need to regulate the rules of access to and use of marine genetic resources. Among the many roads and ways of developing the law of the sea worth mentioning is an idea of preparation approved by RIO+20 of an implementation agreement to the Convention on conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction.}, type={Artykuły / Articles}, title={30 Years of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea}, URL={http://journals.pan.pl/Content/93204/mainfile.pdf}, }