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Maritime territory is a term used in international law to denote coastal waters which are not Territorial Waters though in immediate contact with the sea. In the case of Territorial Waters, the dominion of the adjacent state is subject to a limitation. Dominion over maritime territory is not subject to any limitation. Thus any strait through which the right of passage of foreign vessels can be forbidden, or bays so land-locked that they cannot be held to form part of any ocean-highway, are maritime territory.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
The Falkland Islands (/ˈfɔːlklənd/; Spanish: Islas Malvinas [malˈβinas]) are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf. The principal islands are about 300 miles (480 km) east of South America's southern Patagonian coast, at a latitude of about 52°S. The archipelago, with an area of 4,700 square miles (12,000 km2), comprises East Falkland, West Falkland and 776 smaller islands. As a British overseas territory, the Falklands have internal self-governance, and the United Kingdom takes responsibility for their defence and foreign affairs. The islands' capital is Stanley on East Falkland.
Controversy exists over the Falklands' discovery and subsequent colonisation by Europeans. At various times, the islands have had French, British, Spanish, and Argentine settlements. Britain reasserted its rule in 1833, although Argentina maintains its claim to the islands. In April 1982, Argentine forces temporarily occupied the islands. British administration was restored two months later at the end of the Falklands War.
The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization to promote international co-operation. A replacement for the ineffective League of Nations, the organization was established on 24 October 1945 after World War II in order to prevent another such conflict. At its founding, the UN had 51 member states; there are now 193. The headquarters of the United Nations is in Manhattan, New York City, and experiences extraterritoriality. Further main offices are situated in Geneva, Nairobi and Vienna. The organization is financed by assessed and voluntary contributions from its member states. Its objectives include maintaining international peace and security, promoting human rights, fostering social and economic development, protecting the environment, and providing humanitarian aid in cases of famine, natural disaster, and armed conflict.
During the Second World War, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt initiated talks on a successor agency to the League of Nations, and the United Nations Charter was drafted at a conference in April–June 1945; this charter took effect 24 October 1945, and the UN began operation. The UN's mission to preserve world peace was complicated in its early decades by the Cold War between the US and Soviet Union and their respective allies. The organization participated in major actions in Korea and the Congo, as well as approving the creation of the state of Israel in 1947. The organization's membership grew significantly following widespread decolonization in the 1960s, and by the 1970s its budget for economic and social development programmes far outstripped its spending on peacekeeping. After the end of the Cold War, the UN took on major military and peacekeeping missions across the world with varying degrees of success.
Kenya is set to begin the defence of its claims to an oil and gas rich maritime territory in a long running dispute with Somalia. The attorney general is leading a Kenyan delegation to respond to a suite by Somalia which is also claiming the same area of the indian ocean. NTV’s Brenda Wanga reports on the genesis and implications of the case. Watch more NTV Kenya videos at ntv.co.ke and nation.co.ke. Follow @ntvkenya on Twitter and like our page on Facebook: NTV Kenya.
Argentine Vice Chancellor Carlos Foradori welcomed a decision by the United Nations to expand the country's maritime territory at a Buenos Aires press conference on Tuesday. The decision by a UN commission increases the country's maritime territory in the South Atlantic Ocean by 35%, incorporating the disputed Malvinas or Falkland Islands. "I want to underline that this has been the result of a high profile foreign policy," he said. Video Courtesy of Cancilleria Argentina. SOT, Carlos Foradori, Argentine Vice Chancellor (Spanish): "I want to underline that this has been the result of a high profile foreign policy. There were no mistakes, and the whole process has been conducted with a spectacular scientific approach. Great results can only be achieved with great preparations and this is...
A United Nations commission has endorsed Argentina's maritime territory expansion in the southern Atlantic Ocean. This includes the Falkland Islands, a disputed British overseas territory. However, a UN spokesman said the commission did not qualify the parts that were subject to dispute. Both London and the government of the Falkland Islands downplayed Argentina's claim and said the recommendation was not legally binding. Subscribe to us on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CCTVNEWSbeijing Download for IOS: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cctvnews-app/id922456579?l=zh&ls;=1&mt;=8 Download for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.imib.cctv Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cctvnewschina Twitter: https://twitter.com/CCTVNEWS Google+: https://plus.go...
Which Countries Are Fighting Over Water? http://bit.ly/1GzByhH Subscribe! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml Vessels are guaranteed the freedom to navigate international waters, but there are laws that must be followed. So who controls the high seas? Learn More: What is the EEZ? (oceanservice.noaa.gov) "The U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) extends no more than 200 nautical miles from the territorial sea baseline and is adjacent to the 12 nautical mile territorial sea of the U.S., including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or possession over which the United States exercises sovereignty. " What Would It Take To Cut U.S. Data Cables And Halt Internet Access? http://www.npr.org...
China's air force has announced that combat air patrols over the South China Sea will become "regular" practice in the near future. The Chinese military recently sent a fleet of bombers, jet fighters, scout aircraft, and tanker planes to patrol Chinese reefs and islands in the South China Sea. Subscribe to us on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CCTVNEWSbeijing Download for IOS: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cctvnews-app/id922456579?l=zh&ls;=1&mt;=8 Download for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.imib.cctv Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cctvnewschina Twitter: https://twitter.com/CCTVNEWS Google+: https://plus.google.com/+CCTVNEWSbeijing Tumblr: http://cctvnews.tumblr.com/ Weibo: http://weibo.com/cctvnewsbeijing
via YouTube Capture Late March 2016. AUSTERITY CUTS WERE A WASTE OF TIME - Nothing can make up for the loss of frozen methane gas reserves, oil reserves, and fishing, over the next century and more. Argentina got the United Nations to ratify a 35% expansion of their maritime territory. A huge chunk of the Atlantic just got stolen from under David Cameron's and George Osborne's noses. Cretins. While the Tory Prime Minister expended unwarranted and disproportionate effort and time in Europe, sweet-talking EU leaders over a nothing deal, the Argentinians have played a masterful hand, and stolen the Atlantic surrounding the Falkland Islands or as they call them the Malvenas. Margaret Thatcher, the venerated former Tory Prime Minister, sent men to die for that lump of rock and it's surrou...
The International Court of Justice has defined a new territorial demarcation between the maritime territories of Nicaragua and Colombia. http://multimedia.telesurtv.net
A territorial dispute pitting Kenya against its northern neighbour Somalia continued at the Hague with the Horn of Africa country accusing Kenya obstructing efforts to resolve a long running dispute over the maritime boundary. Somalia has slammed claims by Kenyan Attorney General Prof. Githu Muigai accusing her of jumping the gun when it filed the case at the International Court of Justice, saying it turned to the Hague based court as a last resort after negotiations failed. Somalia claims the 2009 agreement did not bar it from exploring alternative ways of resolving the deadlock.
PHILIPPINES-NAVY-NEEDS-OWN-VARIABLE-FIGHTER-JETS The-Philippine-Navy-is-one-of-the-three-branches-of-the-AFP-that-has-another-branch-that-deals-with-external-&-internal-defence-issues-the-need-for-the-Philippine-Navy-to-be-self-sufficient-needs-to-be-realized-by-the-inept-Philippine-congress-&-Philippine-senate-as-the-security-threat-from-aggressive-neighbors-have-increased-100-times-in-the-last-Five-years. Light-Reconnaissance-Variable-Fighter-Jets-are-needed-for-a-better-grip-of-any-escalating-security-situation-in-particular-the-maritime-territories.A-4-unit-Variable-Fighter-Jets-squadron-can-also-help-internal-security-as-it-can-pinpoint-relay-&-hamper--advancing-targets-that-intend-to-make-incursion-into-municipalities-that-are-least-connected-by-roads. A-prime-example-is-the-L-159-L...
PAF 2016 NEW FIGHTER-JETS MULTIROLE UPGRADES The-much-needed-multirole-fighter-jets-will-not-be-available-until-2018.The-election-days-will-spawn-another-president-as-chief-executive-for-the-AFP-as-well-as-other-national-&-local-executive-branches.The-multirole-fighter-jets-aim-to-secure-territorial-integrity.The-aerospace-maritime-land-territories-of-the-Philippines-archipelago-has-been-at-stake-for-the-last-17-years-since-Fidel-Ramos-handed-the-Presidency-to-the-proven-delinquent-Estrada-Nacionalista-executives.The-short-term-of-the-Estrada-Nacionalista-gave-way-to-the-policies-of-Gloria-Macapagal-Arroyo-whom-opened-bigger-and-better-economic-zones-but-neglected-external-defence-issues. The-PNoy-Aquino-Administration-had-it's-way-and-conducted-national-reforms-on-government-procurements...
The-Importance-of-the-Revised-AFP-Modernization-Program When-it-come-to-the-sensitive-topic-of-the-Revised-Armed-Forces-of-the-Philippines-Modernization-Programs-there-is-a-need-to-point-out-the-obvious-even-for-the-ignorant-of-what-it's-importance-as-well-as-why-we-should-keep-a-big-investment-in-external-minimum-credible-defence-posture.We-can-increase-the-funding-of-the-Defence-Forces-without-overlapping-the-budget-for-education-in-fact-education-has-been-at-it's-highest-funding-since-Diosdado-Macapagal. Since-the-early-1990s-the-Peoples-Republic-of-China-have-been-violently-occupying-certain-Filipino-Maritime-Domain-territories-that-have-the-amount-of-resources-that-will-make-the-Filipinos-even-more-richer-than-Saudi-Arabians,the-dire-need-for-an-integrated-external-credible-defence-wa...
When-it-comes-to-the-sensitive-topic-of-the-Revised-Armed-Forces-of-the-Philippines-Modernization-Programs-there-is-a-need-to-point-out-the-obvious-even-for-the-ignorant-of-what-it's-importance-as-well-as-why-we-should-keep-a-big-investment-in-external-minimum-credible-defence-posture.We-can-increase-the-funding-of-the-Defence-Forces-without-overlapping-the-budget-for-education-in-fact-education-has-been-at-it's-highest-funding-since-Diosdado-Macapagal. Since-the-early-1990s-the-Peoples-Republic-of-China-have-been-violently-occupying-certain-Filipino-Maritime-Domain-territories-that-have-the-amount-of-resources-that-will-make-the-Filipinos-even-more-richer-than-Saudi-Arabians,the-dire-need-for-an-integrated-external-credible-defence-was-mentioned-but-not-yet-legalized-by-the-simpleton-Fili...
The-Importance-of-the-Revised-AFP-Modernization-Program When-it-come-to-the-sensitive-topic-of-the-Revised-Armed-Forces-of-the-Philippines-Modernization-Programs-there-is-a-need-to-point-out-the-obvious-even-for-the-ignorant-of-what-it's-importance-as-well-as-why-we-should-keep-a-big-investment-in-external-minimum-credible-defence-posture.We-can-increase-the-funding-of-the-Defence-Forces-without-overlapping-the-budget-for-education-in-fact-education-has-been-at-it's-highest-funding-since-Diosdado-Macapagal. Since-the-early-1990s-the-Peoples-Republic-of-China-have-been-violently-occupying-certain-Filipino-Maritime-Domain-territories-that-have-the-amount-of-resources-that-will-make-the-Filipinos-even-more-richer-than-Saudi-Arabians,the-dire-need-for-an-integrated-external-credible-defence-w...
http://www.weforum.org/ How are regional trade and investment strategies adjusting to uncertainties linked to unresolved territorial and maritime disputes? Speakers: ·Ian Bremmer, President, Eurasia Group, USA. ·Kil Jeong-Woo, Member of Korean National Assembly (2012-2016), Republic of Korea. ·Zhu Feng, Executive Director, China Center for Collaborative Studies of the South China Sea, Nanjing University, People's Republic of China. Moderated by Rachel Morarjee, China Columnist, Breakingviews, Thomson Reuters Group, People's Republic of China.
The Philippines has upped the ante in its territorial dispute with China by fighting fire with fire, or in this case, a map with a map. The Philippines has recently unveiled an exhibit in Manila of 60 ancient maps of Asia that authorities say debunk China’s claimed "historical ownership" over disputed areas of the South China Sea, specifically the Scarborough Shoal, located west of the Philippines. According to Filipino newspaper The Inquirer, Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said in a public lecture that he hopes the maps, the oldest dating from 1136 during China’s Southern Song Dynasty, would finally settle the dispute in the South China Sea in the Philippines' favor. The cartographic display is also viewable online at the Institute of Maritime and Ocean Affairs web...
PAF 2016 NEW FIGHTER-JETS MULTIROLE UPGRADES The-much-needed-multirole-fighter-jets-will-not-be-available-until-2018.The-election-days-will-spawn-another-president-as-chief-executive-for-the-AFP-as-well-as-other-national-&-local-executive-branches.The-multirole-fighter-jets-aim-to-secure-territorial-integrity.The-aerospace-maritime-land-territories-of-the-Philippines-archipelago-has-been-at-stake-for-the-last-17-years-since-Fidel-Ramos-handed-the-Presidency-to-the-proven-delinquent-Estrada-Nacionalista-executives.The-short-term-of-the-Estrada-Nacionalista-gave-way-to-the-policies-of-Gloria-Macapagal-Arroyo-whom-opened-bigger-and-better-economic-zones-but-neglected-external-defence-issues. The-PNoy-Aquino-Administration-had-it's-way-and-conducted-national-reforms-on-government-procurements...
When-it-comes-to-the-sensitive-topic-of-the-Revised-Armed-Forces-of-the-Philippines-Modernization-Programs-there-is-a-need-to-point-out-the-obvious-even-for-the-ignorant-of-what-it's-importance-as-well-as-why-we-should-keep-a-big-investment-in-external-minimum-credible-defence-posture.We-can-increase-the-funding-of-the-Defence-Forces-without-overlapping-the-budget-for-education-in-fact-education-has-been-at-it's-highest-funding-since-Diosdado-Macapagal. Since-the-early-1990s-the-Peoples-Republic-of-China-have-been-violently-occupying-certain-Filipino-Maritime-Domain-territories-that-have-the-amount-of-resources-that-will-make-the-Filipinos-even-more-richer-than-Saudi-Arabians,the-dire-need-for-an-integrated-external-credible-defence-was-mentioned-but-not-yet-legalized-by-the-simpleton-Fili...
PAF 2016 NEW FIGHTER-JETS MULTIROLE UPGRADES The-much-needed-multirole-fighter-jets-will-not-be-available-until-2018.The-election-days-will-spawn-another-president-as-chief-executive-for-the-AFP-as-well-as-other-national-&-local-executive-branches.The-multirole-fighter-jets-aim-to-secure-territorial-integrity.The-aerospace-maritime-land-territories-of-the-Philippines-archipelago-has-been-at-stake-for-the-last-17-years-since-Fidel-Ramos-handed-the-Presidency-to-the-proven-delinquent-Estrada-Nacionalista-executives.The-short-term-of-the-Estrada-Nacionalista-gave-way-to-the-policies-of-Gloria-Macapagal-Arroyo-whom-opened-bigger-and-better-economic-zones-but-neglected-external-defence-issues. The-PNoy-Aquino-Administration-had-it's-way-and-conducted-national-reforms-on-government-procurements...