Practice question
A landlocked State registers a merchant ship under its flag. Another State says the ship cannot navigate the high seas because its flag State has no coastline. Which is correct?
- The objection is valid
- Only warships of landlocked States may navigate
- The ship needs a neighboring coastal State's flag
- The objection conflicts with the right of every State to sail ships under its flag on the high seas
- The ship becomes stateless automatically
Legal references
- UNCLOS, Article 90: https://www.un.org/Depts/los/convention_agreements/texts/unclos/unclos_e.pdf
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