Law 5110 Quiz: The Exclusive Economic Zone
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Eez: area of the sea adjacent to the coast; state can claim and hold exclusive right to the economic resources of the sea. 57: maximum breadth of 200 nautical miles from the baseline. Two things must be noted about eez: art. 61(1): not only consists of water but also seabed and subsoil as well as airspace above water: eez in broad sense covers much more than just fishing; art. 56(1): rights relate to exploring and exploiting, conserving and managing natural resources, and other activities for economic exploitation and exploration of zone, such as production of energy from water, currents and winds. Exclusive right to construct and operate offshore wind farms in eez: other states barred from undertaking economic activities in the zone unless coastal state has given its consent, art. 73: state may take necessary measures to ensure compliance with laws and regulations that conforms with the convention; may exercise both legislative enforcement jurisdiction over foreign vessels in the eez.
