Practice question
Two opposite coastal States have no territorial-sea boundary agreement. No historic title or special circumstance is established. Which Article 15 rule applies?
- The larger State automatically receives everything
- The State with more ships chooses the line
- Each may claim beyond the median line at will
- Neither may extend its territorial sea beyond the specified median line
- The territorial sea disappears
Legal references
- UNCLOS Article 15: https://www.un.org/Depts/los/convention_agreements/texts/unclos/unclos_e.pdf
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