Q: How will you discuss the rights of a state over bodies of surrounding water under UNCLOS to a 5-year-old child?
A:
There's considerable technical substance to the Law of the Sea in terms of territorial waters, coastal contiguous zones, exclusive economic zones, etc. and it isn't easy to bring down to too simple a level. Maybe this might work. You could explain to a five-year old that the world's seas are like a lake that everyone in the community must share and take care of. There are rules for keeping it clean and protecting its resources and wildlife, and each person who uses the lake also has their own little personal zone around them. That could be a start. Good luck
Tim Akpinar
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