internal waters and baseline legal aspects

About suez Canal Invasion

The canal is operated and maintained by the state-owned Suez Canal Authority (SCA) of Egypt. The Suez Canal is a…

2 years ago

the meaning of Lakes and its variants

Surface water usually flows toward the sea, but sometimes it is held back by a depression or dam and forms…

3 years ago

what is the meaning of Littorals in geography and law of the sea?

A littoral is a coastal zone between the low-tide line and the high-tide line. This landscape is constantly changing due…

3 years ago

Overlapping claims to internal waters in law of the sea and LOSC

Several adjacent coastal States have designated straight territorial sea baselines in a manner that generates overlapping claims to internal waters.…

3 years ago

what is the meaning of “Coast” in law of the sea, LOSC and customary international law

what is the meaning of “Coast” in law of the sea, LOSC and customary international law, coastal State, low-water lines,…

3 years ago

what is the meaning of “Closing line” in law of the sea, LOSC and customary international law

“Closing line” is a dividing line between the internal waters and the territorial seas of a coastal State enclosing a…

3 years ago

what is the meaning of “Basepoint or point” in law of the sea, LOSC and customary international law

A “basepoint” when employed in UNCLOS analysis means any point on the baseline. In the method of straight baselines, where…

3 years ago

what is the meaning of “Bank; bank(s)” in law of the sea, LOSC and customary international law

There are two definitions for “bank,” depending on its use in UNCLOS: (a)The word “banks” in UNCLOS Article 9, when…

3 years ago