International Law Flashcards

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High Seas

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The portion of the oceans that is open to all and under no state’s sovereignty.

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Territorial Seas

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A belt of coastal waters and their resources under the sovereign control of the coastal state.

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Non-Appropriation

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The doctrine is that no state may subject any part to its sovereignty.

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Partition

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To create separate areas or divisions under the control of different governments.

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Cannon-Shot Rule

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Used to define a state’s territorial seas – the band of ocean extending from a state’s shore over which it may claim sovereignty.

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International Waters

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Bays, rivers, harbours, and lakes over which a state has complete sovereignty.

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Innocent Passage

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A doctrine that allows international navigation of territorial seas on the condition that no fishing or illegal activities occur.

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Continental Shelf

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The gently sloping crust of the Earth extends from a coastal state into the ocean and is submerged by no more than 200m of water.

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Transit Passage

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A regime that allows uninterrupted navigation and overflight in and above international straights narrower than 24 miles.

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Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)

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A 200-mile coastal marine zone in which a coastal state has exclusive control of resource exploitation and environmental management.

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Doctrine of Hot

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A State has the right to pursue a foreign State’s vessel that has broken a law inside its territorial waters and under its jurisdiction.

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