Practice question
A prosecutor calls all waters within the EEZ full Philippine sovereign territory and relies solely on that label for general criminal jurisdiction. Which distinction in RA12064 matters?
- EEZ sovereign rights and specified jurisdiction differ from territorial-sea sovereignty
- Every maritime zone has identical full territorial status
- The EEZ lies entirely on land
- No Philippine jurisdiction of any kind exists in the EEZ
- The EEZ always eliminates all foreign rights
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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