(UNCLOS has no strict numerical definition of the shelf's edge.) Deep-sea mining is one reason to expand the claim, according to maritime law expert Prof. James Kraska. “The US continental shelf ...

UNCLOS states that all countries’ vessels have ... In this case, China claims an expansive interpretation of EEZ sovereignty, alleging the U.S. was carrying out scientific exploration for ...

of UNCLOS, which makes it clear that the above-mentioned articles and other pertinent rules of international law apply to the exclusive economic zone in so far as they are not incompatible with ...

Japan said installing a structure within its EEZ without its consent violates the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). However, China argued that the area falls under its own EEZ.

The Philippines has shot down China’s recent accusation of instigating tensions in the West Philippine Sea, citing instead ...

The Philippines has the right to assign names to maritime zones that are part of its jurisdiction like the West Philippine Sea, according to an artificial intelligence tool created by social media ...

An EEZ is a sea zone generally extending 200 nautical miles from a country's coastline that is reserved for the respective country under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS ...

The Philippines also argues that Scarborough Shoal is defined as rocks under UNCLOS, therefore not entitled ... Cannot claim an EEZ or territorial waters. Sources: Phillippines Department of ...

The Chinese vessels were well within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone (EEZ), an area extending ... the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Powell called the Chinese deployment ...

An EEZ is a sea zone that extends 200 nautical ... provided under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The longstanding bilateral dispute has continued because the EEZs ...