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Regime of the islands in law of the sea

IILSS 24th August 2021 artificial islands Can an island be man made?Freedom to construct artificial islands ISLANDS islands in law of the sea Presence of Islands WHAT CONSTITUTES AN ISLAND What is considered an island according to the Unclos?What is considered an island according to the United Nations conversation on the Law of the Sea?

Article 121 of the 1982 Convention deals with the regime of islands.
An island is a naturally formed area of land, surrounded by water, which is above water at high tide.
Except as provided for in paragraph 3, the territorial sea, the contiguous zone, the exclusive economic zone and the continental shelf of an island are determined in accordance with the provisions of this Convention applicable to other land territory.
Rocks which cannot sustain human habitation or economic life of their own shall have no exclusive economic zone or continental shelf.

Law of the sea Maritime delimitation

difference between islands and rocks in law of the sea

IILSS 24th August 2021 artificial islands Do islands have territorial waters?ISLANDS rocks What is a rock under the UN Convention of the law of the sea?What is the difference between a rock and an island?What is the legal definition of an island?

The definition and treatment of islands in maritime boundary delimitation are complex and important. This is because the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which came into effect in 1994, provides that islands, along with mainland coasts, may generate a full suite of maritime zones – including a 200 nm exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and continental shelf claim as well as a 12 nm territorial sea. Thus, if no maritime neighbours were within 400 nm of the feature, an island has the potential to generate 125,664 sq. nm [431,014 km2] of territorial sea, EEZ and continental shelf rights. There is also the consideration that oceans remain an important source of living resources, with fisheries representing a major industry for many coastal states.

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International Law in the South China Sea

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Exclusive Economic Zone(EEZ) legal aspects Law of the sea

Jurisdiction of Coastal States Over the EEZ, based on law of the sea, customary international law and LOSC

IILSS 12th April 2021 No Comments artificial islands EEZ exclusive economic zone IMO ITLOS LOSC

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