Practice question
A chart labels a sea area beyond the territorial sea but within the Philippine EEZ as Philippine land territory merely because the State has resource rights there. What correction is necessary?
- Distinguish EEZ sovereign rights from territorial sovereignty
- Erase every Philippine right in that area
- Treat all foreign navigation as land trespass
- Place the area in another State’s territory automatically
- Declare the EEZ legally identical to a province
Legal references
- RA 12064 (November 7, 2024), Philippine Maritime Zones Act: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/98027; Sections 5 and 7.
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