Abstract: Many rules and principles of United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea have become customary international laws which are observed by all countries. However, the convention has left room and spaces in the adjusting process of enlarging jurisdiction of the coastal countries and reducing the of high sea, as is the issue of residual rights in maritime law. Especially in the new area of exclusive economic zone, the partition of coastal countries' sovereign rights, exclusive jurisdiction, the of high sea, and other countries' rights is not very clear. Attention has been paid to the following interpreting questions such as the residual to fish, the relationship between the exercise of freedom right and proper consideration, and using for the purpose of peace or for military usage. These questions worth close study and probe to maintain the maritime rights and interests of countries and promote the development of maritime law.
Publication Year: 2004
Publication Date: 2004-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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