ABSTRACT
In this chapter I have examined the relevant articles of “The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)”, with its nature as the “Constitution of the Sea”, and probe into whether there are provisions that could support the recognition of an unmanned ship, as a ship, under the fundamental principles of the Law of the Sea.
This examination was made by taking into regard the “International Convention on the Law of Treaties”, commonly known as the “Vienna Treaty Convention”, to properly interpret the provisions of the UNCLOS.
The conclusions reached was not very promising, since the relevant Articles of UNCLOS appear not to lend sufficient grounds for the acceptance of unmanned ships alongside the conventional ones.
