Written question asked by Grahame Morris (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 June 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 14 June 2021 (named day). It was answered by Wendy Morton (Conservative) on Monday, 14 June 2021 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
Channel Ferries
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of Article (a) 18 and (b) 19 of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on passenger ferry services operated between Dover and Calais.
- Answer
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We have made no such assessment of cross channel passenger ferry services.
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) allows a coastal State to claim a territorial sea of up to 12 nautical miles.
UNCLOS Part II, Section 3 sets out the rules on "Innocent passage in the Territorial Sea". Articles 18 and 19 define the "Meaning of passage" and "Meaning of innocent passage". In the territorial sea, all ships enjoy the right of innocent passage (defined in the Convention as passage, which is not prejudicial to the peace, good order or security of the coastal State).
Secondary information
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- Reference
- 12359
- Session
- 2021-22
- Subjects
- Dover UN Convention on the Law of the Sea Channel ferries Calais
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