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territorial waters: see waters, territorial waters, territorial, all waters within the jurisdiction, recognized in international law , of a country. Certain waters by their situation are controlled by one nation; these include wholly enclosed inland seas, lakes, and rivers. ..... Click the link for more information. . territorial watersWaters under the sovereign jurisdiction of a nation or state, including both marginal sea and inland waters. The concept originated in the 17th-century controversy over the status of the sea. Though the doctrine that the sea must be free to all was upheld, a nation's jurisdiction over its coastal waters was also recognized. Nations subscribing to the Law of the Sea observe a territorial limit of 12 nautical mi (22 km) from shore. Territorial rights include the airspace above those waters and the seabed below them. See also high seas. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Moreover, for China the problem not only involved jurisdiction over land and space adjacent to the Mainland coast, but also the challenge of claiming areas far offshore, outside her Mainland territorial sea (a practice, incidentally, quite common by that time among empires. Contrary to Rice's claim that "the United Nations has no decision-making role under the convention in regulating uses of the oceans by any state party to the convention," Article 2, paragraph 3 of the treaty explicitly states: "The sovereignty over the territorial sea is exercised subject to the Convention and to other rules of international law. The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, adopted in 1982, identifies navigational rights, territorial sea limits, the legal status of resources on the seabed beyond the limits of national jurisdiction, the conservation and management of living marine resources and other important features. |
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