Law on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone. Pays/Territoire Japon Type du document Législation Date 1977 (1996) Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Mer Mot clé Zone marine Mer territoriale Mise en application Souveraineté Aire géographique Asie, Asie et Pacifique, Asie Orientale, Pacifique Nord, Pacifique Nord Occidental 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. Résumé 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) Texte intégral Anglais Références - Législation Implementé par Enforcement Order of the Law on the Territorial Sea (Cabinet Order No. 210 of 1977). Législation | Japon | 1977 Mot clé: Zone marine, Mer territoriale, Souveraineté Source: FAO, FAOLEX Enforcement Order of the Law on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone. Législation | Japon | 1977 (2001) Mot clé: Zone marine, Mer territoriale, Souveraineté Source: FAO, FAOLEX