territorial law

  • 21Territorial waters — Ter ri*to ri*al wa ters (Internat. Law) The waters under the territorial jurisdiction of a state; specif., the belt (often called the {marine belt} or {territorial sea}) of sea subject to such jurisdiction, and subject only to the right of… …

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  • 22Law enforcement in Ireland — Law enforcement on the island of Ireland is divided into two distinctive areas due to political boundaries.Policing in Northern IrelandPolicing in Northern Ireland follows a similar model to that of the rest of the United Kingdom in that it is… …

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  • 23territorial waters — ˌterritorial ˈwaters noun [plural] LAW the sea near a country s coast, which that country has legal control over: • Tankers in Spain s territorial waters are affected by strict new safety regulations. * * * territorial waters UK US noun [plural]… …

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  • 24Law enforcement agency — (LEA) is a term used to describe either an organisation that enforces the laws of one or more governing bodies, or an organisation that actively and directly assists in the enforcement of laws. In doing so, the LEA assists the governing bodies to …

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  • 25Territorial disputes of Nicaragua — include the territorial dispute with Colombia over the Archipelago de San Andres y Providencia and Quita Sueno Bank. With respect to the maritime boundary question in the Golfo de Fonseca, the ICJ referred to the line determined by the 1900… …

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  • 26Law enforcement in Italy — is provided by five separate national police forces: * (military police)* (forestry police)* (financial and customs police, also organized as a military force)* (state police) * (penitentiary police)and three sub national police forces:*Polizia… …

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  • 27Law enforcement in Sri Lanka — falls under the jurisdiction of the Sri Lanka Police Service, a national police agency.Moreover, the Sri Lanka Police includes several specialized agencies. The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is a national unit tasked with investigations …

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  • 28Territorial waters — Schematic map of maritime zones. Territorial waters, or a territorial sea, as defined by the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea,[1] is a belt of coastal waters extending at most 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) from… …

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  • 29Territorial evolution of North America since 1763 — Territorial evolution of North America of non native nation states from 1750 to 2008 The 1763 Treaty of Paris ended the major war known by Americans as the French and Indian War …

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  • 30Territorial evolution of the United States — This is a list of the evolution of the borders of the United States. This lists each change to the internal and external borders of the country, as well as status and name changes. It also shows the surrounding areas that eventually became part… …

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