Practice question
A proposed baseline system satisfies water-to-land ratio and line-length requirements. Its drawing would nevertheless completely cut off a neighboring State’s territorial sea from both the high seas and an EEZ. The designer argues the numerical requirements exhaust Article 47. Which is correct?
- Numerical compliance conclusively validates the system
- The neighboring State loses its territorial sea automatically
- Only the designer’s commercial preference matters
- The rule applies only to rivers
- The proposal violates Article 47(5), which independently prohibits this cutoff
Legal references
- UNCLOS, Part IV, Articles 46–50: https://www.un.org/depts/los/convention_agreements/texts/unclos/part4.htm; Article 47(1)–(5).
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