Prelims • Paper 1 (GS) • 2022 • Q.85
International Law and Institutions
With reference to the United Nations Convention on the Law of Sea, consider the following statements :
1
A coastal state has the right to establish the breadth of its territorial sea up to a limit not exceeding 12 nautical miles, measured from baseline determined in accordance with the convention.
2
Ships of all states, whether coastal or land-locked, enjoy the right of innocent passage through the territorial sea.
3
The Exclusive Economic Zone shall not extend beyond 200 nautical miles from the baseline from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured.
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