By the mid-1950s, it had become increasingly clear that existing international principles governing ocean affairs were no longer capable of…
United Nations Convention on the Law of the sea (UNCLOS) was Adopted in 10 December 1982 Enforced since 16 November…
As used in UNCLOS Articles 76(3) and 76(6), “rise,” i.e., the “continental rise,” is a submarine feature which is that…
A “basepoint” when employed in UNCLOS analysis means any point on the baseline. In the method of straight baselines, where…
An “artificial island” or “offshore installation,” or “installation (offshore),” as used in UNCLOS means a human-made edifice in the territorial…
As used in UNCLOS Articles 15, 74(1) and 83, “adjacent coasts” means coasts lying on either side of the land…
“Ship” [and] “vessel” have the same, interchangeable meaning in the English language version of the 1982 LOS Convention. “Ship” is…
Definitions Relating to the Continental Shelf on the LOSC and customary international law, adjacent coasts, basepoint or point, chart, continental…
The Right to Visit of a foreign-flagged vessel in law of the sea and customary international law, The Right to…
Principles of the Law of the Sea Versus Maritime Security, Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), foreign-flagged vessel, law of the sea,…
An enclosed sea was not a fully closed sea such as the Caspian Sea or the Aral Sea, which had…
"free sea" is a principle in the international law and sea. It stresses freedom to navigate the oceans. It also disapproves of war fought in water.…
Legal Aspects of Inter-State Maritime Delimitation in the Eastern Mediterranean Basin, Are There Laws on the High Seas?, Can you…