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FREEDOM OF NAVIGATION UNDER THREAT: WHY IRAN CANNOT LEGALLY CLOSE THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ
In international law, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas (UNCLOS) is the Constitution of the oceans. All ships and aircraft enjoy freedom of navigation and overflight in the high seas and Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) as a matter of right. This means that ships and aircraft enjoy the right of transit of passage, which is continuous, 👇🏾
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AOJ LAW LOUNGE: expeditious, and cannot be suspended or hampered by bordering states.
While coastal states have sovereignty over their territorial waters up to 12 nautical miles, foreign vessels retain the right of innocent passage. However, unlike ships, planes do not have a right of "innocent passage" through a...
While coastal states have sovereignty over their territorial waters up to 12 nautical miles, foreign vessels retain the right of innocent passage. However, unlike ships, planes do not have a right of "innocent passage" through a...