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  • Convention on the Continental Shelf

    Convention on the Continental Shelf   Article 1 For the purpose of these articles, the term “Continental Shelf “is used as referring (a) to the seabed and subsoil of the submarine areas adjacent to the coast but outside the area of the territorial sea, to a depth of 200 metres or, beyond that limit, to…

  • Convention on the High Seas 3

    Convention on the High Seas   Article 24 Every State shall draw up regulations to prevent pollution of the seas by the discharge of oil from ships or pipelines or resulting from the exploitation and exploration of the seabed and its subsoil, taking account of existing treaty provisions on the subject. Article 25 1. Every…

  • Convention on the Territorial Sea & the Contiguous Zone

    Convention on the Territorial Sea & the Contiguous Zone   PART I TERRITORIAL SEA SECTION I. GENERAL Article 1 1. The sovereignty of a State extends, beyond its land territory and its internal waters, to a belt of sea adjacent to its coast, described as the territorial sea. 2. This sovereignty is exercised subject to…

  • Convention on the Territorial Sea & the Contiguous Zone

    Convention on the Territorial Sea & the Contiguous Zone   PART I TERRITORIAL SEA SECTION I. GENERAL Article 1 1. The sovereignty of a State extends, beyond its land territory and its internal waters, to a belt of sea adjacent to its coast, described as the territorial sea. 2. This sovereignty is exercised subject to…

  • United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 17

    United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea   Article 190 Participation and appearance of sponsoring States Parties in proceedings 1. If a natural or juridical person is a party to a dispute referred to in article 187, the sponsoring State shall be given notice thereof and shall have the right to participate in…

  • United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 37

    United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea   Article 78 Legal status of the superjacent waters and air space and the rights and freedoms of other States 1. The rights of the coastal State over the Continental Shelf do not affect the legal status of the superjacent waters or of the air space…

  • United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 36

    United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea   Article 71 Non-applicability of articles 69 and 70 The provisions of articles 69 and 70 do not apply in the case of a coastal State whose economy is overwhelmingly dependent on the exploitation of the living resources of its Exclusive Economic Zone . Article 72…

  • United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 34

    United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea   PART V Exclusive Economic Zone Article 55 Specific legal regime of the Exclusive Economic Zone The exclusive economic zone is an area beyond and adjacent to the territorial sea, subject to the specific legal regime established in this Part, under which the rights and jurisdiction…

  • United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 33

    United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea   SECTION 3. INNOCENT PASSAGE Article 45 Innocent passage 1. The regime of innocent passage, in accordance with Part II, section 3 shall apply in Straits used for International Navigation : (a) excluded from the application of the regime of transit passage under article 38, paragraph…

  • United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 23

    United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea   SUBSECTION B. RULES APPLICABLE TO MERCHANT SHIPS AND GOVERNMENT SHIPS OPERATED FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES Article 27 Criminal jurisdiction on board a foreign ship 1. The criminal jurisdiction of the coastal State should not be exercised on board a foreign ship passing through the territorial sea…

  • United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

    United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea   PART I INTRODUCTION Article 1 Use of terms and scope 1. For the purposes of this Convention: (1) “Area”means the sea-bed and ocean floor and subsoil thereof beyond the limits of national jurisdiction; (2) “Authority” means the International Sea-Bed Authority; (3) “activities in the Area”means…

  • Convention on the Regulation of Antarctic Mineral Resource Activities 2

    Convention on the Regulation of Antarctic Mineral Resource Activities   Article 3 Prohibition of Antarctic Mineral Resource Activities Outside this Convention No Antarctic mineral resource activities shall be conducted except in accordance with this Convention and measures in effect pursuant to it and, in the case of exploration or development, with a Management Scheme approved…

  • Arms Control Conventions

    Arms Control international Conventions Rules of Warfare, Arms Control multilateral conventions Instructions for the Government of Armies of the United States in the Field . Prepared by Francis Lieber (The Lieber Code) (1863) Convention (I) for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes (29 Jul 1899) Convention (II) with Respect to the Laws and Customs of…

  • Marine and Coastal conventions

    Marine and Coastal international conventions Marine and Coastal multilateral conventions Convention between the United States, Great Britain, Russia and Japan for the Preservation and Protection of Fur Seals (7 July 1911) (no longer in force) International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (2 Dec 1946); Protocol of Amendment (1956) Convention for the Establishment of an…

  • Conventions: Chronological Index 1971-1990

    International Conventions: Chronological Index 1971-1990 See also: Conventions: Chronological Index International Conventions from 1991 Conventions: Chronological Index: 1951-1970 Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat (RAMSAR) (2 Feb 1971). Ramsar Convention Bureau Treaty on the Prohibition of the Emplacement of Nuclear Weapons and other Weapons of Mass Destruction on the Seabed and…