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General People’s Committee Decision No. 104 of the year 1373 (AD 2005) concerning straight baselines for measuring the breadth of the territorial sea and maritime zones of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.

Country/Territory
Libya
Document type
Miscellaneous
Date
2005
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Sea
Keyword
Maritime zone Territorial sea Sovereignty
Geographical area
Africa, Mediterranean, Near East and North Africa, Northern Africa
Abstract

This Decision of the General People’s Committee declares that Libyan territorial waters and other maritime zones under the sovereignty and jurisdiction of the Great Jamahiriya are to be measured from the straight baselines joining the points defined by the geographical coordinates listed in this Decision. The Decision takes into account the bilateral treaties concluded by Libya with Tunisia and Malta concerning the continental shelf and the related rulings of the International Court of Justice.

Full text
English
Website
www.un.org