📑 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Part 4, Article 52, Paragraph 2

" The archipelagic State may, without discrimination in form or in fact among foreign ships, suspend temporarily in specified areas of its archipelagic waters the innocent passage of foreign ships if such suspension is essential for the protection of its security. Such suspension shall take effect only after having been duly published."

⌚ 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_Page36 - aticles 52 & 53

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.


🔑 Innocent passage
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

➡ 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.


🔑 Pelagic
Pelagic

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


🔑 Ship
Ship

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


🔑 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