Major Trade Routes — Landmark Judgments

Landmark Judgments

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)

1982 (entered into force 1994)

While not a 'judgment' in the traditional sense, UNCLOS is the most authoritative international legal framework governing all aspects of ocean space, including the use of major…

Corfu Channel Case (United Kingdom v. Albania)

1949

This landmark International Court of Justice (ICJ) case established the principle of 'innocent passage' through international straits, even if they are within the territorial…