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Law on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone.

Country/Territory
Japan
Document type
Legislation
Date
1977 (1996)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Sea
Keyword
Maritime zone Territorial sea Enforcement/compliance Sovereignty
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific
Entry into force notes
This law shall be enforced on the day of the entry into force of the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea for Japan.
Abstract

The Act confirms the territorial sea of Japan at 12 nautical miles measured from the baseline. Limits of certain designated areas shall be prescribed by Cabinet Order at a later date. The baseline shall be the low-water line, the straight baseline and straight line drawn across a mouth of a river or a bay (art. 2). Straight baselines and criteria for the use of baselines shall be prescribed by Cabinet Order. Article 4 deals with hot pursuit. A contiguous zone of twenty-four nautical miles is established under article 4. (5 articles and supplementary provisions)

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References - Legislation

Implemented by

Enforcement Order of the Law on the Territorial Sea (Cabinet Order No. 210 of 1977).

Legislation | Japan | 1977

Keyword: Maritime zone, Territorial sea, Sovereignty

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Enforcement Order of the Law on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone.

Legislation | Japan | 1977 (2001)

Keyword: Maritime zone, Territorial sea, Sovereignty

Source: FAO, FAOLEX