毕竟，1982年就有了具备法律约束力的联合国海洋法公约（United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea，简称UNCLOS ） ， 166个国家和欧盟在公约上签了字。
After all, there is the legally binding 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which has been ratified by 166 states and the European Union.