Philippine archipelagic baselines
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The Philippine archipelagic baselines are the legally defined system of straight lines connecting the outermost points of the Philippines’ outer islands, from which its maritime zones and territorial claims are measured under international law.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baselines Law of the Philippines | 1 |
| Philippine baselines | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archipelagic baselines
ⓘ
maritime boundary system ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Philippine maritime and mapping agencies ⓘ |
| affects |
Philippine maritime entitlements in the South China Sea
ⓘ
Philippine maritime entitlements in the West Philippine Sea ⓘ |
| amended | Republic Act No. 5446 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Philippine archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cartographicRepresentation | nautical charts of the Philippines ⓘ |
| conformsTo | UNCLOS archipelagic states regime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects | outermost points of outer Philippine islands ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 2009-03-10 ⓘ |
| defines |
archipelagic waters of the Philippines
ⓘ
straight baselines ⓘ |
| domesticLawType | national legislation ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Congress of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
Luzon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mindanao NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippine outer islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Visayas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs | measurement of internal waters within baselines ⓘ |
| implementedBy | Philippine government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influences |
Philippine maritime boundary negotiations
ⓘ
Philippine maritime law enforcement zones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdictionType | public international law ⓘ |
| languageOfLaw |
English
ⓘ
Filipino ⓘ |
| legalBasisInPhilippines |
Baselines Law of 2009
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic Act No. 9522 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalNature | domestic implementation of international maritime law ⓘ |
| purpose |
to define the outer limits of the Philippine archipelago for maritime delimitation
ⓘ
to provide reference lines for maritime zones under UNCLOS ⓘ |
| recognizedStatus | archipelagic state baselines under UNCLOS ⓘ |
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
archipelagic waters
ⓘ
continental shelf ⓘ exclusive economic zone ⓘ straight baseline system ⓘ territorial sea ⓘ |
| replaced | Republic Act No. 3046 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedBy | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateType | archipelagic state ⓘ |
| status | in force ⓘ |
| usedFor |
measuring contiguous zone
ⓘ
measuring continental shelf claims ⓘ measuring exclusive economic zone ⓘ measuring territorial sea ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Baselines Law of the Philippines
this entity surface form:
Philippine baselines