📑 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Part 2, Section 3, Article 30

" If any warship does not comply with the laws and regulations of the coastal State concerning passage through the territorial sea and disregards any request for compliance therewith which is made to it, the coastal State may require it to leave the territorial sea immediately."

⌚ 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_Page29 - aticles 30, 31, 32 & 33

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


🔑 Ship
Ship

➡ a large boat that carries people or goods across the seas or oceans


🔑 Warship
Warship

➡ a ship belonging to the armed forces of a State bearing the external marks distinguishing such ships of its nationality, under the command of an officer duly commissioned by the government of the State and whose name appears in the appropriate service list or its equivalent, and manned by a crew which is under regular armed forces discipline.