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Under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, the territorial sea of a State extends to

UNCLOS permits a State to establish a territorial sea up to twelve nautical miles from the prescribed baselines. Nautical miles are the relevant unit, not ordinary land…

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Under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, the territorial sea of a State extends to

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UNCLOS permits a State to establish a territorial sea up to twelve nautical miles from the prescribed baselines. Nautical miles are the relevant unit, not ordinary land miles. The 200-nautical-mile limit belongs to the exclusive economic zone, a different maritime regime.

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