๐Ÿ“‘ United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Part 2, Section 2, Article 7, Paragraph 5

" 5. Where the method of straight baselines is applicable under paragraph 1, account may be taken, in determining particular baselines, of economic interests peculiar to the region concerned, the reality and the importance of which are clearly evidenced by long usage."

โŒš Date Published: 1982-12-10
โš–๏ธ Instrument Type: Convention
Country: ๐ŸŠ•๐Ÿ‰„ All Countries
๐ŸŒ Continent : International
๐Ÿ“œInstrument: United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
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DEFINITION OF TERMS IN THIS CLAUSE



๐Ÿ”‘ Baseline
Baseline

โžก line along the coast of a coastal State as marked on large-scale charts officially recognised by the coastal State which acts as the starting point for measuring the breadth of the sea around a coastal state.