CHALLENGES TO EXCESSIVE MARITIME CLAIMS
1 OCTOBER 2008-30 SEPTEMBER 2009
Country
Excessive Maritime Claim
Argentina
Notification required before foreign
warships transit the Strait of Magellan
or in proximity of the territorial sea
Jurisdiction over airspace above EEZ;
domestic law criminalizing survey
activity by foreign entities in the EEZ
Authorization required for military
maneuvers in the EEZ
Partial designation of archipelagic sea
lanes
Excessive territorial sea claim
Restrictions on right of transit passage
through Strait of Hormuz to
signatories of the United Nations
Convention on Law of the Sea
Authorization required for nuclear
powered ships to enter the territorial
sea; authorization required for military
maneuvers in the EEZ
Permission required for foreign vessels
to enter EEZ
Requirement for innocent passage
through the Strait of Hormuz (an
international strait)
Excessive archipelagic baselines
Excessive territorial sea clam
China*
India*
Indonesia*
Liberia*
Iran*
Malaysia*
Maldives*
Oman*
Philippines*
Togo
* designates multiple challenges to the claim during FY 09 (1 Oct 08-30 Sep 09)