Practice question
Under UNCLOS Article 53(5), what is the maximum ordinary lateral deviation from the axis lines during archipelagic sea lanes passage, subject also to the coastal-distance safeguard?
- Five nautical miles on either side
- Twelve nautical miles on either side
- Two hundred nautical miles on either side
- Twenty-five nautical miles on either side
- There is no limit on lateral deviation
Legal references
- UNCLOS, Articles 53–54, read with Articles 39, 40, 42 and 44: https://www.un.org/depts/los/convention_agreements/texts/unclos/part4.htm
- Republic Act No. 12065, November 7, 2024, Philippine Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/98029; Section 13(b).
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