lesson 9

Question 1

a body of international rules that binds states and other subjects of international law in their maritime affairs

Answer 1

Law of the sea

Question 2

the line from which the outer limits of marine spaces under the national jurisdiction of the coastal state are measured. It is also the line distinguishing internal waters from the territorial sea.

Answer 2

Baseline -

Question 3

a state constituted wholly by one or more archipelagos and may include other islands

Answer 3

Archipelagic state

Question 4

group of islands, including parts of islands, interconnecting waters, and other natural features which are so closely interrelated that such islands, waters, and other natural features form an intrinsic geographical, economic, and political entity or which historically have been regarded as such

Answer 4

Archipelago -

Question 5

The law of the sea have been governed by the following principles:

Answer 5

principle of freedom, principle of sovereignty, and principle of the common heritage of mankind

Question 6

aims to ensure the freedom of the various uses of the oceans.

Answer 6

The principle of freedom

Question 7

seeks to safeguard the interest of coastal states.

Answer 7

The principle of sovereignty

Question 8

seeks to promote the common interest of all people in present and future generations

Answer 8

The principle of the common heritage of mankind

Question 9

The types of baselines are as follows:

Answer 9

normal baseline, straight baseline. closing lines across river mouths and bays, and archipelagic baselines

Question 10

is the low-water line along the coast as marked on large-scale charts officially recognized by the coastal state (

Answer 10

normal baseline

Question 11

There are two kinds of archipelago:

Answer 11

coastal and outlying or mid-ocean

Question 12

refers to a group of islands situated so close to the main land that they may be considered a part thereof, forming more or less an outer coastline from which it is natural to measure the marginal seas.

Answer 12

Costal archipelago

Question 13

refers to a group of islands situated in the ocean at such distance from the coasts of firm land as to be considered as an independent whole rather than forming part of, our outer coastline of the mainland.

Answer 13

Outlying or mid-ocean archipelago

Question 14

pertains to the exercise in accordance with UNCLOS III of the rights of navigation and overflight in the normal mode solely for the purpose of continuous, expeditious, and unobstructed transit between one part of the high seas or an exclusive economic zone and another part of the high seas or an exclusive economic zone

Answer 14

Archipelagic sea lanes passage

Question 15

are all parts of the sea that are not within an EEZ, the territorial sea, internal waters or archipelagic waters

Answer 15

The high seas

Question 16

comprises the seabed and subsoil of the submarine areas that extend beyond its territorial sea throughout the natural prolongation of its land territory to the outer edge of the continental margin, or to a distance of 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured where the oute edge of the continental marine does not extend up to that distance

Answer 16

Continental Shelf

Question 17

include navigation, overflight (civilian and military aircraft), lay submarine cables and pipelines, conduct of scientific research, construction of artificial islands, and other installations allowed by international law and fishing

Answer 17

The freedoms of the high seas

Question 18

created which consists of 21 judges elected by the member states with a system in place to ensure geographic balance

Answer 18

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