Krithika Jamkhandi, Bishop Cotton Women’s Christian Law College, Bengaluru.
ABSTRACT:
During Grotius' time, maritime laws were devised, and they were observed by states as customary rules of international law. The territorial sea, contiguous zone, and high seas were all composed of three parts. Up to the nineteenth century, there were no laws governing them. However, since the turn of the century, some changes have begun to take place. In 1909, Russia claimed a twelve-mile territorial zone, while a few other countries claimed four miles. These assertions were, of course, in violation of the established regulations. The Hague Codification Conference attempted to codify several aspects of the laws of the sea in 1930, but it was unsuccessful. Things started to alter after World War II.1
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