A photo provided by the Coast Guard appears to show the Chinese ship deploying what appeared to be a wire into the ocean. A ...

Nicknamed the "constitution of the oceans," UNCLOS was signed in 1982 and ... to condemn China's activities within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Within EEZs, claimant ...

(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 ...

1988: In December 1988, Reagan followed up his 1983 EEZ proclamation by extending the breadth of the U.S. territorial sea from three nm to 12 nm in conformity with Article 3 of UNCLOS.REF 1999 ...

I'm reprinting below part of my article showing that China has absolutely no basis under Unclos to claim any rights to our EEZ and continental shelf: 'Towards a sea of peace, stability and ...

The Philippine Coast Guard over the weekend challenged a China Coast Guard vessel located nearly 76 nautical miles from ...

Okinotori is a reef, not an island. As such, it is not entitled to Exclusive Economic Zone or continental shelf,' responds ...

According to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), an EEZ extends 200 nautical miles from a country's ...

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 Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) challenged the presence of a China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel situated approximately 76 ...

even though they are not party to UNCLOS. All coastal states, as of right, can claim an EEZ of up to 200 nautical miles offshore, subject only to overlapping zones of other states which ...

“However, becoming a member would offer clearer, definitive rights and obligations regarding Cambodia’s EEZ,” he added. He explained that, like the US, which is not a member but still applies many ...