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Other treaties and interpretation
| (1) |
Upon its entry into force, the present Convention
supersedes the International Convention for the Prevention of
Pollution of the Sea by Oil, 1954, as amended, as between Parties
that Convention. |
| (2) |
Nothing in the present Convention shall prejudice
the codification and development of the law of the sea by the
United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea convened pursuant
to resolution 2750 C(XXV) of the General Assembly of the United
Nations nor the present or future claims and legal views of
any State concerning the law of the sea and the nature and extent
of coastal and flag State jurisdiction. |
| (3) |
The term ''jurisdiction'' in the present Convention
shall be construed in the light of international law in force
at the time of application or interpretation of the present
Convention. |
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