Punching above their weight? Issues raised by the regime of islands - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

1 Punching above their weight? Issues raised by the regime of islands John Brown los@ukho.gov.uk www.ukho.gov.uk/los

The views expressed during this presentation are those of the presenter and do not necessarily represent those of the UK Hydrographic Office or any other UK Government Department Law of the Sea

3 “…you will effect a landing and hoist the Union flag…”

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6 Article 5 – Normal baseline Except where otherwise provided in this Convention, the normal baseline for measuring the breadth of the territorial sea is the low-waterline along the coast as marked on large-scale charts officially recognised by the coastal State

7 S.I. No. 174/1959: MARITIME JURISDICTION ACT, 1959 (CHARTS) ORDER, 1959. MARITIME JURISDICTION ACT, 1959 (CHARTS) ORDER, 1959. The Government, in exercise of the power conferred on them by section 13 of the Maritime Jurisdiction Act, 1959 (No. 22 of 1959), hereby order as follows : 1. This Order may be cited as the Maritime Jurisdiction Act, 1959 (Charts) Order, 1959. 2. Charts published at the Admiralty, London, shall be charts for the purposes of section 13 of the Maritime Jurisdiction Act, 1959 . GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government, this 20th day of October, 1959. SEÁN F. LEMASS, Taoiseach. EXPLANATORY NOTE. The purpose of the Order is to prescribe charts to be used in evidence for the purposes of establishing matters relating to the territorial seas, the exclusive fishery limits and other matters arising under the Maritime Jurisdiction Act, 1959 .

8 Article 121 – Regime of islands 1. An island is a naturally formed area of land, surrounded by water, which is above water at high tide 2. Except as provided for in paragraph 3, the territorial sea, the contiguous zone, the exclusive economic zone and the continental shelf of an island are determined in accordance with the provisions of this Convention applicable to other land territory 3. Rocks which cannot sustain human habitation or economic life of their own shall have no exclusive economic zone or continental shelf

9 Extract of Colombian Chart 416: Quitasueño – only showing depths below water Submerged rocks

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Nicaragua - Honduras

Position of the Cays F Savanna Port Royal South A Bobel C D B E Edinburgh Position of cays calculated from the Judgment

Cays in relation to reefs F A C D B E Position of cays calculated from the Judgment

12M from reef edge F A C D B E 12M TS limit from reef edge Position of cays calculated from the Judgment

Cays in relation to reefs F A C D B E Position of cays calculated from the Judgment

Cays in relation to reefs 4.5 miles F A C D B E South Cay Position of cays calculated from the Judgment

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