Practice question
Under Section 2 of RA 9522, which areas are treated using the UNCLOS regime-of-islands framework?
- Only the inland lakes of Luzon
- All Philippine bays regardless of their geography
- Only the waters inside the main archipelagic baselines
- Every island belonging to every neighboring State
- The Kalayaan Island Group and Bajo de Masinloc or Scarborough Shoal
Legal references
- Republic Act No. 9522, March 10, 2009, Sections 1–2: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/23187
- Magallona v. Ermita, G.R. No. 187167, August 16, 2011, main decision, maritime baselines and regime of islands: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/29267
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