L. The 1982 unlted Natlona convontlon on th€ rar of lhe sea v contrnues to enjoyYide suPport anong statee, .s evldenc.d by ttre urrpr€cedentcd ninber of signaturesappended to lt and the grorrng nutrber of ratrficaclons. Eyen before its entry rntoforce, the convention rs cxertrng ! conatderrble lnfruence on alr dspect€ of thetar of the !lea, aa eell as on Earrnc rffri.rs in generar, sone of the lroportantdevelopm€ntE are hrghrrghted rn tb€ prcaent reporE, shrch is sub[rtted to theGeneral Assenbly in cooprlance ptth tts r€eolution 39/7! of 13 Decanber l9g4requeatlng the Secr etary-c€neral. lnter llia, to report on the deeelopmentsrelatlng to the conventlon ana on ttrE-rnFlaentatlon of thac resolution. Thefeport l'6 dtvLded into t$o parta. part one conFaina an overvletr of the inpact ofthe convenllon on state practlce and on th€ nandates 6nd actlvities.ofintern.tional organlzat,lona concerned ylth narlne affalrs, ileclBiona of theInternational Court of Justicc .nd oth€r tribunals, and infornation on otherdevelopoente rer'atrng to th€ l"u of the sea. part firo outlines the actlvities ofche offi'ce of the specral Rcpreaentrtivc of the gecretary-General for the r,a," ofthe sea in the dlscharge of lts nandate under che nedrun-tern plan. The presentteport is the aeconil of such rcports eubmttt€d to the ceneral Aesenbly I the firstreport eas EubmitEed to the Asse&bly at it8 thirty_nlnth eirsElon (An4/647 anACorr . L)^/40/923English Page 5 PART ONE DEVELOPMENTS RELATING TO THE I'NITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA I. STATUS OF THE CONVENTION 2. The United Nations Convention on tbe taw of the Sea closed for signaCure on 9 Decenber 1984, having received a toeal of 159 signatures. 3. Upon siqnature, 36 scates and one of the entities referred to in article 305r paragraph l, made declarations under areicle 310 of the Convention. Anong those, six States 2/ nad,e declarations in accordance wiCh article 287 with resPect to the choice of procedure for the settlement of dispuces concernlng the inlerpretation or application of tbe convention and one enEity f/ rnade a dec!.aration in accordancewith annex Ix, article 2 of the convenlion. Declarations made upon signature were issued by the Legal Office and are also included in The Law of the Sea - status of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the sea, !/ prenared by the Office of the Special Representative of the Secr etary-General for the La$ of the Sea (see annex), 4. In accordance with article 308, paragraph I, the Convention lrill enter into force 12 ilonths after the date of the deposit of the sixtieth instrutnent of ratification or accession. As at 19 Novenber 1985, 25 instrunents of rat.ification havir been deposited wi.th the Secr etary-Genera l. as follotts! Bahamas, Bahralni
**Analysis**
The text appears to be related to international law and the regulation of marine activities, specifically the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. It discusses the status of the convention, the number of signatures and ratifications, and the declarations made by states. The report also mentions the International Court of Justice and other tribunals, which suggests a focus on the legal framework and dispute resolution mechanisms.

**Category**
Natural resources and environment, International trade