Projection of power
Diplomatic relations
Exploitation of resources
Issue raised in 1967
Ocean as a contributing factor
First conference of laws of seas 1958
Main ideas- territorial seas be given to countries
Convention on the continental shifts
Territorial seas
UN conference on laws of seas last held at montago bay in 1982
Comprehensive laws of the ocean
International sea fed authority
International tribunal for laws
17 parts , 09 annexures
FIRST TERRITORIAL LAW-12 nautical miles
Certain sea lines of communication
Innocent test akin to the interception by any ship
Contiguation 12 + 12 nautical miles
Illegal activities to be checked in contiguation zone
Archilpelagic laws
Territorial water ratio 1:9 archipelago
EEZ -rights of exploration and exploitation 200 nautical miles from coastline
India- maritaime strength
Any country spent 30 m dollars since 1983 given pioneer status and , india given in 1987
Antarctic treaty- no exploitation of resources and no claim of territory
Himadri india’ s stn in arctic
Consortium – us uk italy germany netherland belgium to explore beyond EEZ
Indian maritime act passed in parliament 1976 principle of median lines
1977 india acquired claim
Treaty of noc
Muscat , diego garcia, bahrain, kuwait, iraq,thailand
France overseas bases- djibouti
Caatsa countering americas adversaries as sanctions
Conflict resolution
Confict emerges occupyng same space maintain incompatible model
Conflicts are always in which both actors and group of actors at onetime or another
In cold war period Interstate conflict and the conflict will sooner or later
Negotiation
Gandhian and non gandhian studiesn
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Sea laws
Breadth of the territorial sea
12 nautical miles
Normal baseline
Baseline has to be straight.
Contiguous zone
Right of innocent passage
Nationality of ships
Un peacekeeping