Legal Definition and Related Resources of Territorial Waters
Meaning of Territorial Waters
That part of the sea adjacent to the coast of a given country, which is by international law deemed to be within the sovereignty of that country, thereby giving its courts jurisdiction over offenses committed on those waters.
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Territorial Waters in Historical Law
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Legal Abbreviations and Acronyms
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Territorial waters in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of territorial waters.
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Legal English Vocabulary: Territorial Waters in Spanish
Online translation of the English legal term territorial waters into Spanish: aguas jurisdiccionales (English to Spanish translation) . More about legal dictionary from english to spanish online.
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See Also
- Law Enforcement Officer
- Police
- Law Enforcement Agency
Further Reading
- territorial waters in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
- territorial waters in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
- A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis
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See Also
- International Public Law
- Customary International Law
- Conventional International Law
- International Conventions
- Sources of International Law
Hierarchical Display of Territorial waters
Law > International law > Public international law > Law of the sea
Economics > Regions and regional policy > Economic region > Coastal region
Environment > Deterioration of the environment > Pollution > Coastal pollution
Agriculture, Forestry And Fisheries > Fisheries > Fisheries policy > Fishing area
Meaning of Territorial waters
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Translation of Territorial waters
- Spanish: Aguas territoriales
- French: Eaux territoriales
- German: Hoheitsgewässer
- Italian: Acque territoriali
- Portuguese: Mar territorial
- Polish: Wody terytorialne
Thesaurus of Territorial waters
Law > International law > Public international law > Law of the sea > Territorial waters
Economics > Regions and regional policy > Economic region > Coastal region > Territorial waters
Environment > Deterioration of the environment > Pollution > Coastal pollution > Territorial waters
Agriculture, Forestry And Fisheries > Fisheries > Fisheries policy > Fishing area > Territorial waters
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