PART I. INTRODUCTION
- Article 1. Use of terms and scope
PART II. TERRITORIAL SEA AND CONTIGUOUS ZONE
Section 1. LEGAL STATUS
- Article 2. Legal status of the territorial sea, of the air space over the territorial sea and of its bed and subsoil
SECTION 2. LIMITS OF THE TERRITORIAL SEA
- Article 3. Breadth of the territorial sea
- Article 4. Outer limit of the territorial sea
- Article 5. Normal baseline
- Article 6. Reefs
- Article 7. Straight baselines
- Article 8. Internal waters
- Article 9. Mouths of rivers
- Article 10. Bays
- Article 11. Ports
- Article 12. Roadsteads
- Article 13. Low-tide elevations
- Article 14. Combination of methods for determining baselines
- Article 15. Delimitation of the territorial sea between States with opposite or adjacent coasts
- Article 16. Charts and lists of geographical coordinates
SECTION 3. INNOCENT PASSAGE IN THE TERRITORIAL SEA
SUBSECTION A. RULES APPLICABLE TO ALL SHIPS
- Article 17. Right of innocent passage
- Article 18. Meaning of passage
- Article 19. Meaning of innocent passage
- Article 20. Submarines and other underwater vehicles
- Article 21. Laws and regulations of the coastal State relating to innocent passage
- Article 22. Sea lanes and traffic separation schemes in the territorial sea
- Article 23. Foreign nuclear-powered ships and ships carrying nuclear or other inherently dangerous or noxious substances
- Article 24. Duties of the coastal State
- Article 25. Rights of protection of the coastal State
- Article 26. Charges which may be levied upon foreign ships
SUBSECTION B. RULES APPLICABLE TO MERCHANT SHIPS AND GOVERNMENT SHIPS OPERATED FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES
- Article 27. Criminal jurisdiction on board a foreign ship
- Article 28. Civil jurisdiction in relation to foreign ships
SUBSECTION C. RULES APPLICABLE TO WARSHIPS AND OTHER GOVERNMENT SHIPS OPERATED FOR NON-COMMERCIAL PURPOSES
- Article 29. Definition of warships
- Article 30. Non-compliance by warships with the laws and regulations of the coastal State
- Article 31. Responsibility of the flag State for damage caused by a warship or other government ship operated for non-commercial purposes
- Article 32. Immunities of warships and other government ships operated for non-commercial purpose
SECTION 4. CONTIGUOUS ZONE
- Article 33. Contiguous zone
PART III. STRAITS USED FOR INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION
SECTION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Article 34. Legal status of waters forming straits used for international navigation
- Article 35. Scope of this Part
- Article 36. High seas routes or routes through exclusive economic zones through straits used for international navigation
SECTION 2. TRANSIT PASSAGE
- Article 37. Scope of this section
- Article 38. Right of transit passage
- Article 39. Duties of ships and aircraft during transit passage
- Article 40. Research and survey activities
- Article 41. Sea lanes and traffic separation schemes in straits used for international navigation
- Article 42. Laws and regulations of States bordering straits relating to transit passage
- Article 43. Navigational and safety aids and other improvements and the prevention, reduction and control of pollution
- Article 44. Duties of States bordering straits
SECTION 3. INNOCENT PASSAGE
- Article 45. Innocent passage