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Books Web Extras - Security Columns - Reading Room A focus on security Perhaps a casual reader of history may not have seriously noticed but a strategist cannot discount the fact that the world was primarily colonised and exploited by those who came by the sea, writes Prabhakaran Paleri in National Security: Imperatives and challenges ( www.tatamcgrawhill.com). “Those who came by land either withdrew after the initial conquest or stayed on integrating with the locals… Those who dared the oceans conquered the coastal states and established their will.” However, time changed it all, Paleri continues. In 1982, UNCLOS, or the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, came into being, to help nations share the wealth of the oceans judiciously and settling maritime disputes. According to the Convention, the territorial waters extend to not more than 12 nautical miles from the baseline to which the sovereignty of a state extends, the author informs. “Territorial waters permit innocent passage to foreign ships except warships, including submarine and other underwater vehicles that will need to notify their passage to the concerned state. Innocent passage means passage that is not prejudicial to peace, good order and security of the state.” Contiguous zone, which is further to the territorial waters by another 12 nautical miles, is a buffer zone; immigration and customs laws are applicable in this zone.
Then, the EEZ (exclusive economic zone) is 200 nautical miles from the baseline. The property or resource rights of a nation can extend further and away from its maritime zones, writes Paleri. “For example, a nation could have rights for mining in seabed away from its natural zones as in deep seabed mining.” In all aspects of maritime jurisdiction, it is important to understand that the high seas are the interlinking chain of oceans, which lie to seaward of the territorial sea, he clarifies. “Often this is misunderstood for waters beyond the EEZ.” Essential read. D. MURALI More Stories on : Books | Security | Reading Room
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