Law Of Sea Contiguous zone continental shelf exclusive

Law Of Sea Contiguous zone +continental shelf +exclusive economic zone

Contiguous zone � It is that part of the sea which is beyond adjacent to the territorial sea of the coastal � According to article 53 of the UN convention on the law of the sea 1982, in a zone contiguous to its territorial sea, the coastal state may exercise necessary to :

� Prevent infringement of its customs, fiscal, immigration or sanitary regulation within its territory or territorial sea. � Punish infringement of the above regulations committed within its territory or territorial sea. � The contiguous may not extend beyond 24 miles from which the breath of territorial sea is measured. That is to say, it is 12 miles beyond the territorial water.

Continental shelf � The construction of the oceans and seas is such that as we proceed seaward they become more and more deeper and a place from where sea becomes steepy. � The sea bed and sub soil of this fringe of shallow sea which may be several hundred miles wide is called the continental shelf.

� Article 1 of the Geneva convention on the continental self, 1958 defines, in following words: � It is: � The sea bed and sub soil of the submarine areas adjacent to the coast but outside the area of territorial sea to depth of 200 metres � To the sea bed of similar submarine areas adjacent to the coast of island.

Exclusive economic zone or patrimonial sea this concept was firstly advocated by Kenya in the Asian African legal consultative committee at its Colombo session held in jan 1971. and finally submitted the draft in 1972 Geneva sessions of the UN Sea Bed committee. � Article 55 of the convention provides that the exclusive economic zone is an area beyond adjacent to the territorial sea, subject to the specific legal regime established in this part. under which rights and jurisdiction of coastal state are governed by relevant provisions of convention. �

Article 56 � Art. 56 which deals with the rights, jurisdictions and duties of a coastal state in the exclusive economic zone, provides the following : � 1) In the exclusive economic zone the coastal state has :

� A) Sovereign rights for the purpose of exploring and exploiting, conserving and managing the natural resources, whether living or non living, of the sea bed and sub soil and the superjacent waters, and with regard to other activities for the economic exploitation of the zone, such as the production of energy from the water currents and winds. � B) Jurisdiction as provided for in the relevant provisions of this convention with regard to:

� i) the establishment and the use of artificial island structures � ii) the protection and preservation of the marine environment � C) other rights and duties provided for this convention. � 2) the coastal states while exercising its rights and performing duties also must respects rights and duties of other states and act according to the convention.

� 3) the rights set out in this article with respect to sea bed and sub soil shall be exercised in accordance with part vi.

� As regard the rights and duties of other states in exclusive economic zone, article 58 provides: � 1) in the exclusive economic zone, all states whether coastal or land locked enjoy the freedoms referred to art. 87 of navigation and over flight and of laying submarines cables etc lawful uses of the sea subject to relevant provisions of the conventions.

� 2) article 88 to 115 and other pertinent rules of international law apply to the exclusive economic zone in so far as they are not incompatible with this part.