Legal status of Vietnam’s territorial waters

Thu Hien

13:51, 12/06/2013

The territorial waters are seas with the breadth of 12 nautical miles, measured from baselines to sea. The outer limits of territorial waters are national borders at sea of Vietnam.

According to the Law on Vietnamese sea 2012, the legal status of the territorial waters is regulated as follows:

1. The state exercise the sovereignty fully and completely for territorial waters and airspace, sea beds and subsoil of territorial waters in conformity with the United Nations' Convention on the Law of the Sea in 1982

2. Vessels of all countries enjoy the right of innocent passage in Vietnam’s territorial waters. For foreign warships, when they execute the right of innocent passage in Vietnam’s territorial waters, they must give advance notice to competent agencies of Vietnam.

3. The innocent passage of foreign vessels must be implemented on the basis of respect for peace, independence, sovereignty, law of Vietnam and International treaties of which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a member.

4. The foreign aircrafts are not permitted to enter air space over territorial waters of Vietnam, except for agreement of The Government of Vietnam or implementation under international treaties of which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a member.

5. The state has sovereignty for all types of archaeological and historical objects found in territorial waters of Vietnam.

View relevant contents at the Law on Vietnamese sea 2012, effective from January 01, 2013.

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