Law Of The Sea Flashcards
Law of the sea convention
Defines the rights and responsibilities of nations in their use of the worlds oceans
Sovereignty
Authority of a state to govern itself without any interference/ restriction
-states have sovereignty over territorial sea
Sovereign rights
Entitlement or privilege of a state to a defined area (collective but limited set of rights and power)
-states have sovereign rights to EEZ- no sovereignty or sovereign rights to high seas (except continental shelf= sovereign rights)
Territorial sea
0-12nm, state have sovereignty
Contiguous zone
12-24nm, state has sovereign rights. This zone is meant as a buffer to allow for policing to protect states own interests.
EEZ
12-200nm, state has sovereign rights
Continental shelf
Submerged land 12-200nm (extended continental shelf can be applied for = 12-350nm max), states have sovereign rights. Other states may put submarine cables and pipelines
The high seas
Beyond 200nm, no rights
The area
Submerged lands beyond the continental shelf (beyond 200 or 350nm), no sovereignty or sovereign rights. Governed by the international seabed authority
Internal waters
Waters on the land ward side of the baseline, states have full sovereignty
Archipelagic waters
Waters enclosed by baselines connecting outermost points of islands of the state, states have full sovereignty
International straights
Shipping states have right of transit, otherwise rights depend on characteristics of area
Sovereign rights in EEZ
- Economic rights
- Jurisdictional (right to board, inspect, arrest vessels of other states)
Shared stocks
Stocks that migrate between boundaries of multiple states EEZs
Straddling stocks
Stocks that migrate between EEZ and high seas
