Law No. 71 of 1958 delimiting Iraqi Territorial Waters. Country/Territory Iraq Document type Legislation Date 1958 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Sea Keyword Maritime zone Territorial sea Continental shelf Sovereignty Geographical area Asia, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Persian Gulf, Western Asia Abstract The Law proclaims a territorial sea of 12 nautical miles to be under the sovereignty of the Republic of Iraq and claims rights with respect to the contiguous zone and continental shelf. (4 articles) Full text English Website www.un.org