Sentence examples for maritime entitlements from inspiring English sources
Similarly, Venezuela continues to claim Aves Rock, near the island of Dominica, as its territory and, in this connection, can measure its exclusive economic zone not from the Venezuelan coastline but from Aves Rock depriving many Caribbean islands of their maritime entitlements.
"The other," he added, "is whether or not China is claiming maritime entitlements beyond a 500-meter safety zone for an artificial island.
The Tribunal took the position that a portion of those issues (maritime entitlement issues only) can be subject to a compulsory ruling under the UN Convention of the Law on the Sea (UNCLOS).
Therefore, it "puts the cart before the horse" to bypass sovereignty of islands or reefs and go directly to talk about maritime entitlement and delimitation such as EMZ or continental shelf of those islands or reefs as suggested by the Philippines.
The final agreement marks the maritime border around the median line between the two countries – a concept supported by international law and at odds with Australia's long-running claim of entitlement over the continental shelf.
