Coastal states can claim five key maritime zones. Proceeding seawards from the coast they are internal waters, territorial seas, the…
International Law in the South China Sea, artificial islands, Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, contiguous zone, continental…
The Concept of the Contiguous Zone The contiguous zone is a marine space contiguous to the territorial sea, in which…
In summary, spatial jurisdiction comprises both complete spatial jurisdiction (= territorial sovereignty) and limited spatial jurisdiction (= sovereign rights). In…
MARITIME ZONE AND JURISDICTION, contiguous zone, continental shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), High Seas and Deep Ocean Floor, internal waters,…