6/ Such claims are generally arbitrated via the 🇺🇳 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which defines "Internal Waters", "Territorial Sea", "Contiguous zones" and "Exclusive economic zone".

Today 167 countries and the EU 🇪🇺 are parties to the convention.

But many countries want specific exceptions that benefit them.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Convention_on_the_Law_of_the_Sea

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorial_waters

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