Topic: Territorial Dispute in the South China Sea
Country: Libya
Delegate Name: Tristen Mabin
School: Mattawan High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Libya position papers GLIMUN 2015 committees
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya has experience with disputes with Territory. There is conflicts with the area in the North Africa that have to do with territory. Libya is also next to the Mediterranean sea. This body of water is shared with nearly fourteen different countries. With the conflict over the sea, there is already a law that the UN had set out Libya believes that that should be maintained and that action should be taken upon the countries who are violating the law. The Law of the Sea has been around for more than a decade. The UNCLOS has been signed by all of the conflicting nations except Taiwan. Libya Believes that the UN Should not change the Law of the Sea, but enforce it in these nations.
The United nations on the Law of the Sea was signed in 1994 by the majority of the countries. One hundred sixty two countries had signed and ratified the UNCLOS. Many countries, not just the ones fighting about the South China Sea. There has been feuds in this sea that were accompanied by militaristic means. The sea is beneficial to the economy of many countries as well. It contains oil and natural gas reserves, along with fish.
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya would like to know the reason the countries are violating the law that has helped settle disputes about the international waters before. Libya hopes that an agreement can be settled between the disputing countries without and violence.
