CAS IR 573 Lecture 2: International Law - Law of Sea
10 May 2019
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Laws of sea lecture 2: territorial sea/water: Area closest to the coast, a band of water whose edge is parallel to the coast. The coastal state has complete jurisdiction but with obligation. E. g. is to put markers on navigational hazards like rocks etc. , and provide lighthouses. They have to ensure minimum danger for navigation: origins: European states went to explore and stared claiming the sea. 1492: spain claimed the entire pacific ocean. So, if our navigators are there we can claim it. This means that these claims were quickly forgotten. Since, most international waters was done with warfare thus lessons from warfare to delimit the sea. So, they argued that an enemy ship cannot come too close to your coasts. So, the border of the country had to be farther out than its actual coast to be able to stop a foreign hostile ship.
