Consider the following statements about Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf CLCS and i...........

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Consider the following statements about Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) and identify the correct one/ones

1. It is an institution created under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).

2. Its main function is to facilitate the implementation of the UNCLOS in respect of the establishment of the outer limits of the continental shelf beyond 100 nautical miles i.e. the territorial sea limit.

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2 only

Both are correct

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Explanation:

Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) is one of the three institutions created under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The other two institutions are the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) and the International Seabed Authority (ISA).
The purpose of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (the Commission or CLCS) is to facilitate the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (the Convention) in respect of the establishment of the outer limits of the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles (M) from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured. Under the Convention, the coastal State shall establish the outer limits of its continental shelf where it extends beyond 200 M on the basis of the recommendation of the Commission. The Commission shall make recommendations to coastal States on matters related to the establishment of those limits; its recommendations and actions shall not prejudice matters relating to the delimitation of boundaries between States with opposite or adjacent coasts.
Functions of the Commission
Annex II to the Convention contains the provisions governing the Commission. As set forth in article 3 of Annex II, the functions of the Commission are:
(a) To consider the data and other material submitted by coastal States concerning the outer limits of the continental shelf in areas where those limits extend beyond 200 nautical miles, and to make recommendations in accordance with article 76 and the Statement of Understanding adopted on 29 August 1980 by the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea;
(b) To provide scientific and technical advice, if requested by the coastal State concerned during preparation of such data.
In accordance with article 76(8), the Commission shall make recommendations to coastal States on matters related to the establishment of the outer limits of their continental shelf. The limits of the shelf established by a coastal State on the basis of these recommendations shall be final and binding.