《联合国海洋法公约》的讨论、制定、通过,从1973年到1982年共用了约10年时间。60年代以来,随着国际形势的发展,围绕海洋权的斗争日益尖锐、复杂。一方面,超级大国激烈争夺,从陆上、海洋到海底;另一方面,广大发展中国家反对海洋霸权主义、维护自己海洋权益的斗争也发展到了一个新的阶段。1970年,在广大发展中国家的强烈要求下,第 The discussion, formulation and adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea shared for about 10 years from 1973 to 1982. Since the 1960s, with the development of the international situation, the struggle around ocean rights has become increasingly sharp and complex. On the one hand, the superpower has fiercely contested from land and sea to the sea. On the other hand, the struggle of the vast number of developing countries in opposing ocean hegemony and safeguarding their own maritime rights and interests has also reached a new stage. In 1970, under the strong demand of the vast number of developing countries, the first