📑 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Part 4, Article 50, Paragraph 1

" Within its archipelagic waters, the archipelagic State may draw closing lines for the delimitation of internal waters, in accordance with articles 9, 10 and 11."

⌚ 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_Page35 - aticles 47, 48, 49, 50 & 51

DEFINITION OF TERMS IN THIS CLAUSE



🔑 Archipel
Archipel

➡ Groupement d’îles. un ensemble d’îles, y compris des parties d’îles, les eaux attenantes et les autres éléments naturels qui ont les uns avec les autres des rapports si étroits qu’ils forment intrinse`quement un tout géographique, économique et politique, ou qui sont historiquement considérés comme tels.


🔑 Archipelagic State
Archipelagic State

➡ State constituted wholly by one or more archipelagos and may include other islands.


🔑 Pelagic
Pelagic

➡ A species that lives in midwater or close to the surface.


🔑 Water
Water

➡ a liquid without colour, smell or taste that falls as rain, is in lakes, rivers and seas, and is used for drinking, washing, etc