Military Activities in the EEZ: Legal Issues - Centre for International ...

Controversy on “other internationally
lawful uses”
• Some States take the position that not all military activities are
preserved by article 58(1)
• Some argue that coastal States could oppose military activities
involving weapons that may harm the living resources or the marine
environment or endanger offshore installations, the safety of
navigation or the conduct of scientific research
• Issue is whether coastal State can limit these such military
activities by its laws and regulations, given the limits on its
jurisdiction in article 56