Imperial Decree 787

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IMPERIAL DECREE 787: Maritime Reserve Zones

Hear! Hear!

1. We do hereby declare that in this Our Imperial Decree, for the purposes of the self-same Imperial Decree, the Imperial States and the Imperial Dominions shall be collectively referred to as "Imperial Subdivisions of Shireroth".

2. We do by this Our Imperial Instrument decree that from henceforth each Imperial Subdivision of Shireroth shall have under its jurisdiction a maritime reserve zone in which it shall have exclusive rights for the purpose of exploring and exploiting, conserving and managing the natural resources, whether living or non-living, of the waters superjacent to the seabed and of the seabed and its subsoil, and with regard to other activities for the economic exploitation and exploration of the zone, such as the production of energy from the water, currents and winds.

3. The maritime reserve zone of each Imperial Subdivision of Shireroth shall extend 360 kilometers from the coast baseline and shall include any permanent ice within that distance.

4. In any case where the maritime reserve zone of an Imperial Subdivision of Shireroth would overlap with the reserve zone of another Imperial Subdivision or that of a foreign State, the median point between the baselines of the Imperial Subdivision and the foreign State or other Imperial Subdivision shall be taken to be the border of the maritime reserve zone, unless agreed otherwise by treaty, or an agreement made under a relevant existing treaty, between the Imperial Republic of Shireroth and the foreign State in question or the Imperial Subdivisions of Shireroth in question.

5. The coast baseline of an Imperial Subdivision of Shireroth shall be determined in accordance with Article 5 of the Convention on the Laws of the Seas.


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So Decreed in this Six Thousand One Hundred and Forty-First Year since the Founding of the Sector by the Hand Imperial of Hjalmar Heirðrson at the Kaiseral Court at Raynor's Keep.