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16 Απρ 2024 · The maritime zones recognized under international law include internal waters, the territorial sea, the contiguous zone, the exclusive economic zone (EEZ), the continental shelf, the high seas, and the Area.
26 Ιουν 2023 · International waters, also known as the high seas, play a crucial role in international law, navigation, and resource extraction. Determining the boundaries and legal framework surrounding international waters is essential to ensure orderly conduct and promote global cooperation.
International Water Law comprises customary law, framework treaties with a universal scope of application, regional framework treaties and regional or bi-national water law treaties for specific water resources.
International water law (IWL) providing an underlying legal framework that enables countries to cooperate peacefully and use water resources in a way that maximises shared socio-economic and environmental benefits.
Origins of international water law. Earliest recorded treaty believed to be in 2,500 BC. 1648 Peace of Westphalia. Birth of modern State. Rights of navigation predominant in treaties during 19th and early 20th centuries. 20th century increasing trend to encompass non-navigational issues.
The general rules of international law as set forth in these chapters are applicable to the use of the waters of an international drainage basin except as may be provided otherwise by convention, agreement or binding custom among the basin States.
IWL comprises international treaties, bilateral and multilateral basin agreements, and principles. This Tool introduces the key universal legal frameworks on transboundary waters, discusses the main governing principles of IWL, and highlights the key mechanisms for facilitating cooperation and dispute settlement.
