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TERRITORIAL SEA CONVENTION 1958 [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-03-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Oceanography
- Maritime Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- low-water line
1, record 1, English, low%2Dwater%20line
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- low water line 2, record 1, English, low%20water%20line
correct
- low-water mark 3, record 1, English, low%2Dwater%20mark
correct
- low watermark 4, record 1, English, low%20watermark
correct
- low water mark 5, record 1, English, low%20water%20mark
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The normal baseline from which the width of the territorial sea is measured is the low-water line(i. e. the line on the shore reached by the sea at low tide), and this rule is reaffirmed in Art. 3 of the Geneva Convention on the Territorial Sea, 1958. 6, record 1, English, - low%2Dwater%20line
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Océanographie
- Droit maritime
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- laisse de basse mer
1, record 1, French, laisse%20de%20basse%20mer
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- niveau de basse mer 2, record 1, French, niveau%20de%20basse%20mer
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ligne correspondant soit à la moyenne de toutes les basses mers, soit à la moyenne des basses mers de vives eaux, soit à la plus basse mer. 2, record 1, French, - laisse%20de%20basse%20mer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sauf disposition contraire [...] la ligne de base normale servant à mesurer la largeur de la mer territoriale est la laisse de basse mer longeant la côte, telle qu'elle est indiquée sur les cartes marines à grande échelle reconnues officiellement par l'État riverain. 3, record 1, French, - laisse%20de%20basse%20mer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Contexte tiré de l'Art. 3 de la Convention sur la mer territoriale et la zone contiguë. 4, record 1, French, - laisse%20de%20basse%20mer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
laisse de basse mer : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie. 5, record 1, French, - laisse%20de%20basse%20mer
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Oceanografía
- Derecho marítimo
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- línea de baja mar
1, record 1, Spanish, l%C3%ADnea%20de%20baja%20mar
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Línea que corresponde al] nivel de las aguas en la bajamar. 1, record 1, Spanish, - l%C3%ADnea%20de%20baja%20mar
Record 1, Key term(s)
- línea de marea baja
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-01-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Law of the Sea
- International Public Law
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- right of hot pursuit
1, record 2, English, right%20of%20hot%20pursuit
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Universally recognized rule by which men-of-war of a littoral state can pursue into the open sea, seize, and bring back into port for trial any foreign merchant vessel that has violated the law while in the territorial waters of that state. 2, record 2, English, - right%20of%20hot%20pursuit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The right of hot pursuit ceases as soon as the ship pursued enters the territorial sea of its own country or of a third State. 3, record 2, English, - right%20of%20hot%20pursuit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "right of hot pursuit" has been officially established by the Convention on the High Seas, done at Geneva on 29 April 1958. It is the only correct term in usage to express the concept described by some authors under the key-word "right of pursuit" which is misleading because, as the international convention rules in its article 23 :"The hot pursuit of a foreign ship may be undertaken... and may only be continued outside the territorial sea or the contiguous zone if the pursuit has not been interrupted. "This condition requires the inclusion of the adjective "hot" within the full term, in order to express without ambiguity the underlying concept. 4, record 2, English, - right%20of%20hot%20pursuit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
right of hot pursuit: Expression and definition reproduced from the Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 5, record 2, English, - right%20of%20hot%20pursuit
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la mer
- Droit international public
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- droit de poursuite
1, record 2, French, droit%20de%20poursuite
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- droit de suite 2, record 2, French, droit%20de%20suite
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Droit pour l'État riverain de continuer en haute mer la poursuite d'un navire étranger ayant violé ses lois et règlements à l'intérieur des eaux [...] territoriales ou de la zone contiguë, à condition que la poursuite commencée dans une de ces zones n'ait pas été interrompue. 3, record 2, French, - droit%20de%20poursuite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho del mar
- Derecho internacional público
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- derecho de persecución
1, record 2, Spanish, derecho%20de%20persecuci%C3%B3n
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La persecución habrá de empezar mientras el buque extranjero o una de sus lanchas se encuentre en las aguas interiores o en el mar territorial o en la zona contigua del Estado del buque perseguidor y podrá continuar fuera del mar territorial o de la zona contigua a condición de que no se haya interrumpido [...] 2, record 2, Spanish, - derecho%20de%20persecuci%C3%B3n
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
derecho de persecución: [Expresión empleada en la] Convención sobre la Alta Mar en el artículo 23. 3, record 2, Spanish, - derecho%20de%20persecuci%C3%B3n
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
derecho de persecución: Expresión y observaciones reproducidas del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra. 3, record 2, Spanish, - derecho%20de%20persecuci%C3%B3n
Record 3 - internal organization data 1996-05-27
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Convention Titles (Meetings)
- Law of the Sea
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Territorial Sea Convention 1958 1, record 3, English, Territorial%20Sea%20Convention%201958
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Key term(s)
- Territorial Sea Convention
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Titres de conventions (Réunions)
- Droit de la mer
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Convention de 1958 sur la mer territoriale
1, record 3, French, Convention%20de%201958%20sur%20la%20mer%20territoriale
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- Convention de 1958 sur la mer territoriale et la zone contiguë 1, record 3, French, Convention%20de%201958%20sur%20la%20mer%20territoriale%20et%20la%20zone%20contigu%C3%AB
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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