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Overview of the Law of the Sea by Saumya Modi is a document available to read on EtoBox.

The document discusses key aspects of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), including the establishment of different maritime zones that coastal states can claim sovereignty over. It outlines the internal waters, territorial sea (up to 12 nautical miles from shore), contiguous zone (up to 24 nautical miles), and exclusive economic zone (up to 200 nautical miles). The convention gives coastal states rights over resources within these zones while balancing rights of foreign vessels to

Author

Saumya Modi

Language

EN