Terminology record for innocent passage
| Record No.: | 231/en/423 |
| Author: | ELAD D. F. |
| Creation date: | |
| Last updated: | 2023-03-03 00:00:00 |
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| DOMAINE |
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| VEDETTE | * Passage inoffensif statut : recommandé
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| PARTIE DU DISCOURS | nom masculin | ||||||
| ÉTYMOLOGIE | Passage inoffensif | ||||||
| DÉFINITION |
Navigation qui ne porte pas atteinte à la paix, au bon ordre ou à la sécurité de l’État côtier. Celle qui ne menace ou n'emploi pas de la force contre la souveraineté, l’intégrité territoriale ou l’indépendance politique de l’État côtier ou de toute autre manie`re contraire aux principes du droit international énoncés dans la charte des Nations unies; | ||||||
| PLURIEL | Passages inoffensifs ; | ||||||
| SOURCE DE DÉFINITION | Fishterm | ||||||
| USAGE | « Sous re´serve de la convention, les navires de tous les États, côtiers ou sans littoral, jouissent du droit de passage inoffensif dans la mer territoriale. » (Convention des Nations Unies sur le droit de la mer, article 17, alinéa 1) | ||||||
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| SUBJECT FIELD |
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| TERM | * Innocent passage status: recommended
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| PART OF SPEECH | noun | ||||||
| PLURAL | Innocent passages ; | ||||||
| DEFINITION |
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; | ||||||
| DEFINITION SOURCE |
The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea | ||||||
| USAGE EXAMPLE | " Subject to this Convention, ships of all States, whether coastal or land-locked, enjoy the right of innocent passage through the territorial sea. " (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, article 17, paragraph 1) | ||||||
Continent: International
Country: All Countries 🌍1. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Part 2, Section 3, Article 17, Paragraph 1: 🌍
Subject to this Convention, ships of all States, whether coastal or land-locked, enjoy the right of innocent passage through the territorial sea. 📑Read more
Other terms mentioned in this provision: Sea || Ship ||
2. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Part 3, Section 3, Article 45, Paragraph 2: 🌍
There shall be no suspension of innocent passage through such straits. 📑Read more





