Search results for: “international waters”
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Maritime Law
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Maritime Law Meaning of Maritime Law The system of law which particularly relates to commerce and navigation , to harbors, ships and seamen, to business transacted at sea or relating to navigation, to the […]
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Jurisdiction
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Jurisdiction Meaning of Jurisdiction The extent of legal authority and power . A term of large and comprehensive import , it generally denotes the lawful authority of a body to exercise power. The term […]
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Littoral
Belonging to shore , as of seas an: great lakes. Wernberg v state of Alas- . 516 P.2d 1191.
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Lake
Fresh-water lakes are bodies of standing water distinguishable from rivers chiefly by the fact that they have no current. The fact that there is a current from a higher to a lower level does not make that a river which would otherwise be a lake, nor does a lake lose its distinctive […]
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Island
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Island Meaning of Island A body of land surrounded by water. The title to islands in navigable waters is in the state (53 Am. Rep. 215) ; but an island in private waters belongs to the owners of the […]
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Common Fisheries Policy
Meaning of Common Fisheries PolicyIn the context of Europe, and according to A Dictionary of Law, the following is a definition of Common Fisheries Policy : (CFP) A fishing policy agreed between members of the European Community in 1983. It lays down annual catch limits (*quotas) for each state […]
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Fishing Rights
Hierarchical Display of Fishing rights Agriculture, Forestry And Fisheries > Fisheries > Fisheries policy > Fishing regulationsLaw > International law > Public international law > Law of the sea Meaning of Fishing rights Overview and more information about Fishing rights For a more […]
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Archipelago
English Legal System: ArchipelagoIn the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Archipelago : A collection of islands (including parts of islands, interconnecting waters, and other natural features) so closely interrelated that they form an […]
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Exploitation of the Seas
Hierarchical Display of Exploitation of the seas Environment > Environmental policy > Environmental policy > Management of resources > Exploitation of resourcesEnvironment > Environmental policy > Environmental policy > Public international law > Law of the seaEnvironment > […]
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Impunity
Exemption or protection from penalty or punishment.
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Pollution Control Measures
Hierarchical Display of Pollution control measures Environment > Environmental policyLaw > International law > Public international law > Law of the seaEnvironment > Deterioration of the environment > PollutionEnergy > Soft energy > Soft energyProduction, Technology And […]
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Easement
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Easement Meaning of Easement A right of the owner of one parcel of land, by reason of such ownership, to use the land of another for a special purpose not inconsistent with the general property in the […]
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Sea
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Sea Meaning of Sea Ocean. At common law , the main or high seas begin at the distance of t.r.e. miles from the coast . Sea Alternative Definition The […]
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Coastal Region
Hierarchical Display of Coastal region Economics > Regions and regional policy > Economic regionLaw > International law > Public international law > Law of the sea > Territorial watersEnvironment > Deterioration of the environment > Pollution > Coastal pollutionEnvironment > […]