Innocent passage

Innocent passage

Innocent passage is a concept in admiralty law which allows for a vessel to pass through the territorial waters of another state subject to certain restrictions. The United States Department of Defense defines innocent passage as:

"The right of all ships to engage in continuous and expeditious surface passage through the territorial sea and archipelagic waters of foreign coastal states in a manner not prejudicial to its peace, good order, or security. Passage includes stopping and anchoring, but only if incidental to ordinary navigation or necessary by force majeure or distress, or for the purpose of rendering assistance to persons, ships, or aircraft in danger or distress." [http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/jel/doddict/data/i/02668.html] .

ee also

*United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
*Corfu Channel Incident

External links

* [http://www.un.org/Depts/los/convention_agreements/texts/unclos/part2.htm UN Convention on the Law of the Sea; Section 3 defines innocent passage]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • innocent passage — The right of all ships to engage in continuous and expeditious surface passage through the territorial sea and archipelagic waters of foreign coastal states in a manner not prejudicial to its peace, good order, or security. Passage includes… …   Military dictionary

  • innocent passage — noun : the right of a foreign ship in grave distress or when overcome by a force majeure to anchor in or stop at a port within the territorial waters of another state without being subject to the general jurisdiction of the latter …   Useful english dictionary

  • USA/USSR Joint Statement on Uniform Acceptance of Rules of International Law Governing Innocent Passage — The Joint Statement by the USA and the USSR (the superpowers of the time) was made to counteract state activity to restrict the passage of ships carrying potentially hazardous materials through states territorial sea, culminating mainly from the… …   Wikipedia

  • Innocent VI — Pape de l’Église catholique Nom de naissance …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Innocent III — Cet article concerne le pape du début du XIIIe siècle. Pour l’antipape, voir Innocent III (antipape). Innocent III Pape de l’Église catholique …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Strait passage — is a concept in Admiralty law which allows for a vessel to pass through a strait. Given the United Nations extension of territorial waters to a maximum width of 12 miles, straits with width of less than 24 miles are entirely composed of… …   Wikipedia

  • Pope Innocent VII — Innocent VII Papacy began October 17, 1404 Papacy ended November 6, 1406 Predecessor Boniface IX …   Wikipedia

  • Dark Passage (film) — Dark Passage Theatrical release poster Directed by Delmer Daves Produced by Jerry Wald …   Wikipedia

  • The Innocent Age — Infobox Album | Name = The Innocent Age Type = Album Artist = Dan Fogelberg Released = August 1981 Recorded = Genre = Soft rock Length = 39:26 (LP 1)/40:35 (LP 2) Label = Full Moon/Epic Producer = Dan Fogelberg, Marty Lewis Reviews = *… …   Wikipedia

  • Disputed Passage — Directed by Frank Borzage Written by Lloyd C. Douglas Sheridan Gibney Starring Dorothy Lamour Akim Tamiroff John Howard …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”