Practice question
A coast official claims territorial-sea sovereignty permits ignoring every foreign ship’s innocent-passage rights. Another claims passage rights mean the Philippines has no sovereignty there at all. Under Section5, which answer is best?
- Sovereignty and the applicable innocent-passage rights coexist in the statutory international-law framework
- Both assertions are correct
- Passage turns the belt into a foreign State
- Sovereignty automatically repeals UNCLOS
- A ship’s flag unilaterally changes the baseline
Legal references
- RA12064 Philippine Maritime Zones Act, November7 2024: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2024/ra_12064_2024.html Sections4–7,12–13.
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