最新联合国海洋法公约英文版Word文档格式.docx
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DesiringbythisConventiontodeveloptheprinciplesembodiedinresolution2749(XXV)of17
December1970inwhichtheGeneralAssemblyoftheUnitedNationssolemnlydeclaredinter
aliathattheareaoftheseabedandoceanfloorandthesubsoilthereof,beyondthelimitsofnationaljurisdiction,aswellasitsresources,arethecommonheritageofmankind,theexplorationandexploitationofwhichshallbecarriedoutforthebenefitofmankindasawhole,irrespectiveofthegeographicallocationofStates,
BelievingthatthecodificationandprogressivedevelopmentofthelawoftheseaachievedinthisConventionwillcontributetothestrengtheningofpeace,security,cooperationandfriendlyrelationsamongallnationsinconformitywiththeprinciplesofjusticeandequalrightsandwillpromotetheeconomicandsocialadvancementofallpeoplesoftheworld,inaccordancewiththePurposesandPrinciplesoftheUnitedNationsassetforthintheCharter,
AffirmingthatmattersnotregulatedbythisConventioncontinuetobegovernedbytherulesandprinciplesofgeneralinternationallaw,
Haveagreedasfollows:
PARTI
INTRODUCTION
Article1
Useoftermsandscope
1.ForthepurposesofthisConvention:
(1)"
Area"
meanstheseabedandoceanfloorandsubsoilthereof,beyondthelimitsofnationaljurisdiction;
(2)"
Authority"
meanstheInternationalSeabedAuthority;
(3)"
activitiesintheArea"
meansallactivitiesofexplorationfor,andexploitationof,theresourcesoftheArea;
(4)"
pollutionofthemarineenvironment"
meanstheintroductionbyman,directlyorindirectly,ofsubstancesorenergyintothemarineenvironment,includingestuaries,whichresultsorislikelytoresultinsuchdeleteriouseffectsasharmtolivingresourcesandmarinelife,hazardstohumanhealth,hindrancetomarineactivities,includingfishingandotherlegitimateusesofthesea,impairmentofqualityforuseofseawaterandreductionofamenities;
(5)(a)"
dumping"
means:
(i)anydeliberatedisposalofwastesorothermatterfromvessels,aircraft,platformsorotherman-madestructuresatsea;
(ii)anydeliberatedisposalofvessels,aircraft,platformsorotherman-madestructuresatsea;
(b)"
doesnotinclude:
(i)thedisposalofwastesorothermatterincidentalto,orderivedfromthenormaloperationsofvessels,aircraft,platformsorotherman-madestructuresatseaandtheirequipment,otherthanwastesorothermattertransportedbyortovessels,aircraft,platformsorotherman-madestructuresatsea,operatingforthepurposeofdisposalofsuchmatterorderivedfromthetreatmentofsuchwastesorothermatteronsuchvessels,aircraft,platformsorstructures;
(ii)placementofmatterforapurposeotherthanthemeredisposalthereof,providedthatsuchplacementisnotcontrarytotheaimsofthisConvention.
2.
(1)"
StatesParties"
meansStateswhichhaveconsentedtobeboundbythisConventionandforwhichthisConventionisinforce.
(2)ThisConventionappliesmutatis
mutandistotheentitiesreferredtoinarticle
305,paragraph
l(b),(c),(d),(e)and
(f),whichbecomePartiestothisConventioninaccordancewiththeconditionsrelevanttoeach,andtothatextent"
referstothoseentities.
PARTII
TERRITORIALSEAANDCONTIGUOUSZONE
SECTION1.GENERALPROVISIONS
Article2
Legalstatusoftheterritorialsea,oftheairspace
overtheterritorialseaandofitsbedandsubsoil
1.ThesovereigntyofacoastalStateextends,beyonditslandterritoryandinternalwatersand,inthecaseofanarchipelagicState,itsarchipelagicwaters,toanadjacentbeltofsea,describedastheterritorialsea.
2.Thissovereigntyextendstotheairspaceovertheterritorialseaaswellastoitsbedandsubsoil.
3.ThesovereigntyovertheterritorialseaisexercisedsubjecttothisConventionandtootherrulesofinternationallaw.
SECTION2.LIMITSOFTHETERRITORIALSEA
Article3
Breadthoftheterritorialsea
EveryStatehastherighttoestablishthebreadthofitsterritorialseauptoalimitnotexceeding12
nauticalmiles,measuredfrombaselinesdeterminedinaccordancewiththisConvention.
Article4
Outerlimitoftheterritorialsea
Theouterlimitoftheterritorialseaisthelineeverypointofwhichisatadistancefromthenearestpointofthebaselineequaltothebreadthoftheterritorialsea.
Article5
Normalbaseline
ExceptwhereotherwiseprovidedinthisConvention,thenormalbaselineformeasuringthebreadthoftheterritorialseaisthelow-waterlinealongthecoastasmarkedonlarge-scalechartsofficiallyrecognizedbythecoastalState.
Article6
Reefs
Inthecaseofislandssituatedonatollsorofislandshavingfringingreefs,thebaselineformeasuringthebreadthoftheterritorialseaistheseawardlow-waterlineofthereef,asshownbytheappropriatesymbolonchartsofficiallyrecognizedbythecoastalState.
Article7
Straightbaselines
1.Inlocalitieswherethecoastlineisdeeplyindentedandcutinto,orifthereisafringeofislandsalongthecoastinitsimmediatevicinity,themethodofstraightbaselinesjoiningappropriatepointsmaybeemployedindrawingthebaselinefromwhichthebreadthoftheterritorialseaismeasured.
2.Wherebecauseofthepresenceofadeltaandothernaturalconditionsthecoastlineishighlyunstable,theappropriatepointsmaybeselectedalongthefurthestseawardextentofthelow-waterlineand,notwithstandingsubsequentregressionofthelow-waterline,thestraightbaselinesshallremaineffectiveuntilchangedbythecoastalStateinaccordancewiththisConvention.
3.Thedrawingofstraightbaselinesmustnotdeparttoanyappreciableextentfromthegeneraldirectionofthecoast,andtheseaareaslyingwithinthelinesmustbesufficientlycloselylinkedtothelanddomaintobesubjecttotheregimeofinternalwaters.
4.Straightbaselinesshallnotbedrawntoandfromlow-tideelevations,unlesslighthousesorsimilarinstallationswhicharepermanentlyabovesealevelhavebeenbuiltonthemorexceptininstanceswherethedrawingofbaselinestoandfromsuchelevationshasreceivedgeneralinternationalrecognition.
5.Wherethemethodofstraightbaselinesisapplicableunderparagraph
1,accountmaybetaken,indeterminingparticularbaselines,ofeconomicinterestspeculiartotheregionconcerned,therealityandtheimportanceofwhichareclearlyevidencedbylongusage.
6.ThesystemofstraightbaselinesmaynotbeappliedbyaStateinsuchamannerastocutofftheterritorialseaofanotherStatefromthehighseasoranexclusiveeconomiczone.
Article8
Internalwaters
1.ExceptasprovidedinPart
IV,watersonthelandwardsideofthebaselineoftheterritorialseaformpartoftheinternalwatersoftheState.
2.Wheretheestablishmentofastraightbaselineinaccordancewiththemethodsetforthinarticle
7hastheeffectofenclosingasinternalwatersareaswhichhadnotpreviouslybeenconsideredassuch,arightofinnocentpassageasprovidedinthisConventionshallexistinthosewaters.
Article9
Mouthsofrivers
Ifariverflowsdirectlyintothesea,thebaselineshallbeastraightlineacrossthemouthoftheriverbetweenpointsonthelow-waterlineofitsbanks.
Article10
Bays
1.ThisarticlerelatesonlytobaysthecoastsofwhichbelongtoasingleState.
2.ForthepurposesofthisConvention,abayisawell-markedindentationwhosepenetrationisinsuchproportiontothewidthofitsmouthastocontainland-lockedwatersandconstitutemorethanamerecurvatureofthecoast.Anindentationshallnot,however,beregardedasabayunlessitsareaisaslargeas,orlargerthan,thatofthesemi-circlewhosediameterisalinedrawnacrossthemouthofthatindentation.
3.Forthepurposeofmeasurement,theareaofanindentationisthatlyingbetweenthelow-watermarkaroundtheshoreoftheindentationandalinejoiningthelow-watermarkofitsnaturalentrancepoints.Where,becauseofthepresenceofislands,anindentationhasmorethanonemouth,thesemi-circleshallbedrawnonalineaslongasthesumtotalofthelengthsofthelinesacrossthedifferentmouths.Islandswithinanindentationshallbeincludedasifthe
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