Practice question
Under RA 12064 and UNCLOS Article 57, what is the maximum breadth of the exclusive economic zone from the applicable baselines, subject to applicable delimitation rules?
- Twelve nautical miles
- Twenty-four nautical miles
- Fifty nautical miles
- Two hundred nautical miles
- An unlimited distance determined by the coastal State alone
Legal references
- Republic Act No. 12064, November 7, 2024, Philippine Maritime Zones Act: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/98027; Sections 7 and 12.
- UNCLOS, Articles 55–58 and 74: https://www.un.org/Depts/los/convention_agreements/texts/unclos/part5.htm; Article 57.
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