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View all search resultsMochtar Kusumaatmadja was instrumental in promoting the concept of the archipelagic state, which allowed Indonesia to exercise its right over internal waters, and was later adopted in the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
As we commemorate the 62nd anniversary of the Djuanda Declaration, Indonesians, especially the younger generation, should have proper knowledge and perspective about how the archipelagic-state concept came about and the price paid for gaining that recognition, so we can better preserve this legacy for generations to come.
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