EES-1030 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Exclusive Economic Zone
12 Dec 2018
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Why do you think this is the case: the united states refused to sign the treaty when it was completed in 1982 due to its limits on future seabed mining. The current trump administration may be ratifying the law, as it is simply awaiting senate action. It was prescribed by the un"s law of the sea: using the figure to the left and wikipedia, briefly define (using words, not solely numbers) the following zones: Internal waters: waters on the landward side of the baseline of a nation"s territorial water, except in archipelagic states. Usually included waterways such as rivers and canals: baseline. Line along the coast from which the seawarm limits of a state"s territorial sea and other maritime zones of jurisdiction are measured (such as eez): territorial waters. Belt of coastal waters extending at most 12 nautical miles from the baseline of a coastal state: contiguous waters.
