By definition, it does not apply within a state's territorial sea and the ordinary criminal law applies there.
Some coastal states now claim 12 miles as a territorial sea.
We do not recognise the legality of claims to territorial sea of a breadth of 200 miles.
Our objective there is to clarify the concept of innocent passage in the territorial sea.
The draft convention recently adopted envisages a 12 nautical mile territorial sea as a maximum.
Again, no such right exists in the territorial sea.
This is based on the idea of a 12-mile territorial sea and a 200-mile exclusive economic zone.
I have touched upon a number of matters—sheltered havens, compensation for environmental damage and extension of the territorial sea.
