international waters en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(plural, plural-only, qualifier:international law) Those parts of the ocean that are not legally recognized as being under the jurisdiction of any national government.
Beijing claims sovereignty over Taiwan despite China's ruling Communist Party never having controlled the island -- and considers the strait part of its "internal waters." The US Navy, however, says most of the strait is in international waters.
2022 August 28, Brad Lendon, “US sends two warships through Taiwan Strait, in first transit since Pelosi trip”, in CNN, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2022:
Coordinates
international waterway (international law) · exclusive economic zone (international law) · territorial waters (international law)
Relateds
universal jurisdiction · flag state
Synonyms
high seas (international law)
Translations (24)
uk міжнаро́дні во́ди (ocean not belonging to any country) · cy dyfroedd rhyngwladol (ocean not belonging to any country) · fa آبهای بینالمللی (ocean not belonging to any country) · ru нейтра́льные во́ды (ocean not belonging to any country) · ja 公海 (ocean not belonging to any country) · ru откры́тое мо́ре (ocean not belonging to any country) · pt águas internacionais (ocean not belonging to any country) · de Internationale Gewässer (ocean not belonging to any country) · eo internacia maro (ocean not belonging to any country) · es aguas internacionales (ocean not belonging to any country) · ru междунаро́дные во́ды (ocean not belonging to any country) · el διεθνή ύδατα (ocean not belonging to any country) · nb internasjonalt farvann (ocean not belonging to any country) · fi kansainväliset vedet (ocean not belonging to any country) · ko 공해 (ocean not belonging to any country) · id perairan internasional (ocean not belonging to any country) · cmn 公海 (ocean not belonging to any country) · vi vùng biển quốc tế (ocean not belonging to any country) · fr eaux internationales (ocean not belonging to any country) · ka საერთაშორისო წყლები (ocean not belonging to any country) · pl wody międzynarodowe (ocean not belonging to any country) · ga uiscí idirnáisiúnta (ocean not belonging to any country) · ca aigües internacionals (ocean not belonging to any country) · nl internationale wateren (ocean not belonging to any country)