Explore: Baselines (law Of The Sea)

its baselines for its maritime territory on 15 May 1996. The baselines were for the Chinese mainland and also for the Paracel (Xisha) Islands. The baselines

baseline, as defined by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, is the line (or curve) along the coast from which the seaward limits of a

The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), also called the Law of the Sea Convention or the Law of the Sea Treaty, is an international

the Law of the Sea. Their boundary consists of straight lines ("baselines") linking 195 coordinate points located at the outer edge of the archipelago ("basepoints")

the baselines of the territorial sea if the continental margin does not stretch that far. Coastal states can explore and exploit the seabed and the natural

the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, to which the Philippines is a signatory. A total of 101 basepoints providing for 100 baselines were

Law of the sea (or ocean law) is a body of international law governing the rights and duties of states in maritime environments. It concerns matters such

exercise the archipelagic sea lanes passage or innocent passage at their choice). The baselines must enclose the main islands of the archipelago and the enclosed

into law in 2009 during the administration of then-President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo which delineated the baselines of the Philippine archipelago. The administrative

Canadian law, Canadian Internal Waters are the waters "on the landward side of the baselines of the territorial sea of Canada". The baselines are defined