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Legal Terms - Cannon-shot rule
The principle by which a state possesses exclusive control over the coastal waters within a three-mile distance from its territory. The name of this entity is derived from the fact
In the 17th century, the boundary mentioned approximately matched the maximum distance that coastal artillery weapons could reach. This limit was based on the notion of "terrae dominum finitur, ubi finitur armorium vis," which means that the dominion of the land ends where the range of weapons ends. The norm is now not universally acknowledged: numerous countries have implemented a coastal boundary of either 6 or 12 nautical miles.
The principle by which a state possesses exclusive control over the coastal waters within a three-mile distance from its territory. The name of this entity is derived from the fact
In the 17th century, the boundary mentioned approximately matched the maximum distance that coastal artillery weapons could reach. This limit was based on the notion of "terrae dominum finitur, ubi finitur armorium vis," which means that the dominion of the land ends where the range of weapons ends. The norm is now not universally acknowledged: numerous countries have implemented a coastal boundary of either 6 or 12 nautical miles.
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