Under which statutory act did Indonesia formally ratify the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), securing international codification of its archipelagic state status?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Law No. 17/1985
- Step 1: Indonesia ratified UNCLOS 1982 through Law No. 17/1985 on 31 December 1985. Step 2. This ratification legally integrated the archipelagic state regime (Article 46–47 UNCLOS) into national and international positive law. Answer: Law No. 17/1985. Why not the others: Law 4/Prp/1960 was the original domestic enactment of the Djuanda baselines.
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