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15. Law of the Sea | Japan
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15.1 Baselines

The baselines of Japan are established under the Act on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone (Act No. 30 of 1977). The current provisions were introduced in 1996 by the Act to Partially Amend the Act on the Territorial Sea (Act. No. 73 of 1996), which…

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Nishimoto, Kentaro and Nishimura, Yumi, “15. Law of the Sea | Japan”, in: Encyclopedia of Public International Law in Asia Online, General Editor: Seokwoo Lee. Consulted online on 29 September 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2772-8161_EPIL_COM_1030>
First published online: 2021
First print edition: 20210922



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