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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