Abstract
This chapter outlines several factors that have contributed to the pre-eminent standing of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOSC) within the European legal order, namely: the flexible nature of the LOSC that addresses the divergent law of the sea interests of the Member States in a comprehensive and balanced manner. The factors include the sterling work undertaken by a specialist expert body within the European institutions, the recondite Working Party on the Law of the Sea (COMAR), in coordinating EU policy on many of the intractable and contentious issues that frequently permeate the law of the sea. It also includes the sophisticated approach to dispute settlement advanced by the LOSC and its relationship with the EU's own system of dispute settlement. Finally, the chapter shows the LOSC as a plinth for future EU maritime leadership at global and regional levels. Keywords: COMAR; dispute settlement; EU maritime leadership; European legal order; global maritime affairs; LOSC
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