POL340Y5 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Member States Of The United Nations, United Nations Convention On The Law Of The Sea, Innocent Passage
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February 25, 2013: laws of the sea, un conference on the law of the seas (unclos, unclos i 1958 in geneva. Draw up four conventions: convention on territorial sea and contiguous zone, convention on high seas, convention on fishing and conservation of living resource of the high seas, convention on continental shelf. Failed to agree on some areas, such as what is the width of the territorial sea?": unclos ii 1960. No new agreements: unclos iii 1967. Big western states refused to sign the treaty (thought it was lousy: us, uk, france, italy, germany. Internal waters: covers all water and waterways on the landward side of the baseline. The coastal state is free to set laws, regulate use, and use any resource. Foreign vessels have no right of passage within internal waters: jurisdiction is not exclusive. American ship sailing down st lawrence (internal waters of. The flag state also has jurisdiction (us)
