Post by Shesharlie on Sept 4, 2007 12:41:22 GMT -5
Maritime Borders
[/size]Category- Political Stability
Strength- Mild
Proposed by- Shesharlie
AFFIRMING that nations cannot claim sovereign control over vast swaths of oceans to protect their interests,
KNOWING that with defining national and international boundaries will prevent conflicts involved with oceanic boundaries,
RECOGNIZING that nations do have the right to enforce their laws and exert their interests in bordering waters along their shores,
CONSIDERING the parameters set forth by Resolutions #152 and #208.
The United Nations will:
1. Define that any nation with coastal access to oceans may enforce their laws up to 22 nautical miles (NM) out to sea in compliance with clause 2 of Resolution #208 Maritime Neutrality Convention;
a. Define that 12NM out from a nation's shore are a nation's Territorial Waters (TW) and that the nation may enforce any and all of its laws up to 12NM out to sea;
b. Further define that 10NM of ocean, starting at the edge of a nation's territorial waters and extending out to a total of 22NM from a nation's shore be Contiguous Zone (CZ). A nation may enforce laws such as smuggling, and illegal immigration in their CZ;
c. Define an Economic Exploitation Zone (EEZ) that extends up to 150NM away from a nation's shore. A nation may solely exploit natural resources in the zone. International Laws do apply in the EEZ that lies outside of the TW and CZ;
2. Recognize that bordering nations that both have coastal access will respect direct straight-line borders out to sea;
a. Resolves that nations who have zones and boundaries overlapping between them will recognize a median International Waterway Zone (IWZ) of 1 NM width which will be considered International Waters beyond 150NM of a nation's shore, and said median zone will continue until there is more than the required distances between them. This applies to TW, CZ, and EEZ;
3. Recognize that archipelagic nations may rule the waters between their islands, defining them as Archipelagic Waters, which hold the same status as Territorial Waters. Outer shores of the outermost islands will be subject to clause 1;
a. Define that an archipelagic nation is a governing body that controls a localized group of islands that can be geographically defined as an archipelago.
4. Recognize that special underwater states that have permanent structures be granted waters as defined in clause 1 with the edge of their complexes as their shores. Waters directly above the complex will be considered TW;
5. Establish that any ocean that falls outside of the 35NM boundary be considered International Waters;
6. Establish that International Law will be applied to the areas designated as International Waters;
a. Request any ship, aircraft, or stationary rig that is in International Waters respect laws of the nation it is registered to;
b. Encourage member nations to propose more laws regarding interaction, conflict, and other points of interest in International Waters.
c. Enforce the laws set by Resolutions #152 "Maritime Safety Standards Act" and #208 "Maritime Neutrality Convention and other relevant laws;"
d. Encourage member nations to respect these parameters for non-UN member nations.
