What Laws Apply In International Waters?
Which Countries Are Fighting Over Water? http://bit.ly/1GzByhH Subscribe! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml Vessels are guaranteed the freedom to navigate international waters, but there are laws...
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In October 2015, Russian ships and submarines operated near undersea data cables, sparkingfears that Russia may intentionally cut or wiretap the world’s communication lines.Data cables are protected by international law, but what happens out on the high seasis a legally complicated jurisdiction. So we wanted to know, what are internationalwaters, and who exactly is in charge?Well, simply put, international waters are bodies of water that are outside a country’sterritorial waters, which extend 12 nautical miles from its coast. Within territorial waters,nations have full sovereignty, both above and below the surface. There is also an “exclusiveeconomic zone” that extends 200 nautical miles out from the shore. But the EEZ onlyapplies sovereign rights to what lies belo...
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In October 2015, Russian ships and submarines operated near undersea data cables, sparkingfears that Russia may intentionally cut or wiretap the world’s communication lines.Data cables are protected by international law, but what happens out on the high seasis a legally complicated jurisdiction. So we wanted to know, what are internationalwaters, and who exactly is in charge?Well, simply put, international waters are bodies of water that are outside a country’sterritorial waters, which extend 12 nautical miles from its coast. Within territorial waters,nations have full sovereignty, both above and below the surface. There is also an “exclusiveeconomic zone” that extends 200 nautical miles out from the shore. But the EEZ onlyapplies sovereign rights to what lies belo...
