Libyan contiguous zone
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The Libyan contiguous zone is a band of sea adjacent to Libya’s territorial waters where the state exercises limited control to prevent and punish infringements of its customs, fiscal, immigration, and sanitary laws.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | contiguous zone ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Libyan territorial sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
territorial waters of Libya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allows |
enforcement of customs regulations
ⓘ
enforcement of fiscal regulations ⓘ enforcement of immigration regulations ⓘ enforcement of sanitary regulations ⓘ |
| coastalState | State of Libya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coastLineOf | Libya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Libya ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Libyan exclusive economic zone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Libyan territorial sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Libyan national maritime legislation
ⓘ
international law of the sea ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
border control at sea
ⓘ
control of illegal immigration by sea ⓘ control of smuggling and customs violations ⓘ protection of fiscal interests at sea ⓘ protection of public health at sea ⓘ |
| hasLegalBasisIn |
UNCLOS Article 33
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
area beyond and adjacent to the territorial sea
ⓘ
not part of Libyan territorial sea ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mediterranean Sea
ⓘ
Southern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| maximumBreadth | 24 nautical miles from the baselines ⓘ |
| measuredFrom | baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured ⓘ |
| outerLimitRelativeToTerritorialSea | up to 12 nautical miles beyond the outer limit of the territorial sea ⓘ |
| partOf | Libyan maritime zones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfRegime | international maritime zones under UNCLOS ⓘ |
| purpose |
prevention of infringement of customs laws
ⓘ
prevention of infringement of fiscal laws ⓘ prevention of infringement of immigration laws ⓘ prevention of infringement of sanitary laws ⓘ punishment of infringement of customs laws ⓘ punishment of infringement of fiscal laws ⓘ punishment of infringement of immigration laws ⓘ punishment of infringement of sanitary laws ⓘ |
| region | North Africa ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Libyan exclusive economic zone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Libyan territorial sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rightsOfCoastalState |
control to prevent infringement of laws within territory or territorial sea
ⓘ
control to punish infringement of laws within territory or territorial sea ⓘ |
| sovereigntyExtent |
limited control
ⓘ
no full sovereignty ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
freedom of navigation of other states
ⓘ
rights of other states under international law ⓘ |
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