Lopez, Unice G.

Contemporary World
BSECE 2-1 Mr. Louie C. Montemar
Self-Test #3

Instruction: Search for more UN activities/decisions and discuss its advantages and
disadvantages.
Event Advantages
1. United Nations It enshrines the idea that all
Convention on the issues concerning ocean
Law of the Sea of 10 space are intertwined and
December 1982 must be handled as a whole.
2. Optional Protocol to It strengthens the human
the International rights under the principles
Covenant on proclaimed in the Charter of
Economic, Social and the United Nations,
Cultural Rights recognition of the inherent
dignity and the equal and
inalienable rights of all
members of the human
family is the foundation of
freedom, justice, and peace
in the world,
Disadvantages
A significant country, The
United States is confronted
with crucial concerns that
UNCLOS covers and its
failure to ratify the treaty
jeopardizes its capacity to
conduct foreign affairs. It will
have a significant impact on
the treaty since States is not
a tiny nation, and I am
concerned that they will not
adhere to the deal.
Some countries finding
human rights a hindrance to
their campaign, especially
ours. After the UN human
rights office released a
report dated June 4, 2020,
Malacañang has refused to
listen to the UN OHCHR
because of alleged human
rights abuses committed
under President Rodrigo
Duterte's administration's
anti-narcotics campaign.

REFERENCES:

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 Retrieved July 30,
2021 from Overview - Convention & Related Agreements (un.org)

Schrepferman, W. (2019) -- Hypocri-sea: The United States’ Failure to Join the UN Convention
on the Law of the Sea. Retrieved July 30, 2021 from Harvard International Review Hypocri-sea:
The United States’ Failure to Join the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (harvard.edu)
General Assembly 27 January 2012 - United Nations. Retrieved July 30, 2021 from
https://treaties.un.org/doc/source/docs/A_Res_66_138-E.pdf

Gita-Carlos, R. (2020) -- UN OHCHR’s recommendations based on ‘faulty’ conclusions: Palace |

Philippine News Agency (pna.gov.ph) Retrieved July 30, 2021