Exclusive Economic Zone; Rights of the

Coastal State (Q1-2005)

(c) Enumerate the rights of the coastal state
in the exclusive economic zone. (3%)
ALTERNATIVE ANSWER:
In the EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE, the
coastal State has sovereign rights for the
purpose of exploring and exploiting, conserving
and managing the natural resources, whether
living or non-living, of the waters superjacent to
the seabed and of the seabed and its subsoil,
and with regard to other activities for the
economic exploitation and exploration of the
zone, such as the production of energy from the
water, currents and winds in an area not
extending more than 200 nautical miles beyond
the baseline from which the territorial sea is
measured. Other rights include the production
of energy from the water, currents and winds,
the establishment and use of artificial islands,
installations and structures, marine scientific
research and the protection and preservation of
the marine environment. (Art. 56, U.N.
Convention on the Law of the Sea)
ALTERNATIVE ANSWER:
SOVEREIGN RIGHTS for the purpose of
exploring and exploiting, conserving and
managing the natural resources, whether living
or non-living, of the seabed and subsoil and the
superjacent waters, and with regard to other
activities such as the production of energy from
the water, currents and winds in an area not
extending more than 200 nautical miles beyond
the baseline from which the territorial sea is
measured. (See Art. 56, UNCLOS)
Jurisdiction, inter alia, with regard to:
(1) the establishment and use of artificial
islands, installations and structures;
(2) marine scientific research; and
(3) the protection and preservation of the
marine environment.
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