📑 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Part 2, Section 3, Article 25, Paragraph 1

" The coastal State may take the necessary steps in its territorial sea to prevent passage which is not innocent."

⌚ Date Published: 1982-12-10
⚖️ Instrument Type: Convention
Country: 🊕🉄 All Countries
🌍 Continent : International
📜Instrument: United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
UNCLOS_en_Page27 - aticles 24, 25, 26 & 27

DEFINITION OF TERMS IN THIS CLAUSE



🔑 Coast
Coast

➡ land beside or near to the sea or ocean


🔑 Passage
Passage

➡ Passage means navigation through the territorial sea for the purpose of: a) traversing that sea without entering internal waters or calling at a roadstead or port facility outside internal waters; or (b) proceeding to or from internal waters or a call at such roadstead or port facility.


🔑 Passage
Passage

➡ On entend par «passage» le fait de naviguer dans la mer territoriale aux fins de: a) la traverser sans entrer dans les eaux intérieures ni faire escale dans une rade ou une installation portuaire située en dehors des eaux intérieures ou b) se rendre dans les eaux intérieures ou les quitter, ou faire escale dans une telle rade ou installation portuaire ou la quitter.


🔑 Sea
Sea

➡ the salt water that covers most of the earth's surface and surrounds its continents and islands