Archipelagic Sea Lanes (UNCLOS, Arts. 53–54; RA 12065)

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1. Which activities are included in the UNCLOS concept of archipelagic sea lanes passage?
2. Under UNCLOS Article 53(5), what is the maximum ordinary lateral deviation from the axis lines during archipelagic sea …
3. Under RA 12065, who establishes and designates Philippine archipelagic sea lanes and air routes through the statutory p…
4. A foreign survey ship transiting a Philippine archipelagic sea lane begins collecting seabed samples for hydrographic r…
5. While exercising archipelagic sea lanes passage, a foreign fishing vessel deploys its nets and catches fish. Its captai…
6. Assume that no archipelagic sea lanes have yet been formally designated for a particular archipelago. A foreign ship fo…
7. A foreign aircraft follows a designated air route above a Philippine archipelagic sea lane. To shorten its trip, it pro…
8. Explain the purpose of archipelagic sea lanes passage under UNCLOS Article 53. Does it authorize a foreign ship to rema…
9. A commentator says that enactment of RA 12065 by itself immediately fixed all legally effective sea-lane coordinates, w…
10. A foreign vessel asserts that archipelagic sea lanes passage excuses it from the Philippines’ prohibitions on unauthori…
11. Under RA 12065, what must a foreign ship do with its automatic identification system or other required identification a…
12. Under RA 12065, who bears international responsibility for damage resulting from a foreign warship’s non-compliance dur…