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📑 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, article 45, paragraph 1

" The regime of innocent passage, in accordance with Part II, section 3, shall apply in straits used for international navigation: (a) excluded from the application of the regime of transit passage under article 38, paragraph 1; or (b) between a part of the high seas or an exclusive economic zone and the territorial sea of a foreign State"

⌚ 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_Page33 - aticles 42, 43, 44 & 45

DEFINITION OF TERMS IN THIS PARAGRAPH


🔑 Exclusive Economic Zone
Abbreviation for Exclusive Economic Zone (defined in the Law of the Sea Convention).

🔑 Innocent passage
Navigation which is not prejudicial to the peace, good order or security of the coastal State. i.e. navigation which does not pose any threat or use force against the sovereignty, territorial integrity or political independence of the coastal State, or in any other manner in violation of the principles of international law embodied in the Charter of the United Nations;

🔑 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.

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

🔑 Strait
a narrow passage of water that connects two larger bodies of water.

🔑 Transit passage
exercise of the freedom of navigation and overflight solely for the purpose of continuous and expeditious transit of the strait between one part of the high seas or an exclusive economic zone and another part of the high seas or an exclusive economic zone.
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