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| Yaoundé Declaration |
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Link
to text of agreement
Status of agreement
| Date of adoption |
30 June 1972 |
| Place of adoption |
Yaoundé, Cameroon |
| Entry into force |
n/a |
| Authentic text(s) |
English, French |
The Yaoundé Declaration was adopted at the African States
Regional Seminar on the Law of the Sea, held in Yaoundé from 20-30 June 1972.
In the declaration, a large number of newly-independent African States expressed
support for the position adopted by the Latin American States in the early
1970s, in particular the right of coastal States to establish territorial seas
of up to 12 miles and the possibility of further claims over "economic
zones" and the continental shelf, without prejudice to the freedoms of
navigation, over-flight and the laying of submarine cables and pipelines.
| Further
information and references |
- Associated instruments
