Abstract
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This article will consider Australia’s efforts to engage with the negotiation of what was to
become the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, and the influence and impact
Australia was able to exercise in the settlement of international law. It will begin with some
brief consideration of the first two United Nations Conferences on the Law of the Sea,
before turning to Australia’s efforts throughout the marathon negotiation of Third United
Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea.