National Territory Necessity of constitutional provision

on National Territory: 1. Binding force of such provision under international law- with or without such provision, a State under International law has the unquestioned right to assert jurisdiction throughout the extent of its territory 2. Value of provision defining or national territory

National Territory of the Philippines 1. The Philippine archipelago with all

the islands & waters embraced therein 2.All other territories where the Philippines has sovereignty or jurisdiction 3. The terrestial fluvial,& aerial domains including the territorial sea, the seabed, the subsoil, the insural shelves & other submarine areas

National Territory Definition of archipelago: pelagos

meaning sea. It is a sea or part of the sea studded with islands synonymous with island groups or a large group of islands in an extensive body of water as the sea. Other territories over which the Philippines has juridiction: 1. Pending Philippine claim to Sabah etc. 2. Future claims by the Philippines to

National Territory Included in the fluvial domains in the

country: 1. territorial seas 2. the seabed 3. the subsoil 4. insular shelves 5. other submarine areas Three-fold division of navigable waters: 1. Inland or internal waters 2. Territorial sea 3. High or open seas

National Territory The archipelagic concept or principle

of territoriality: The Philippines is a state composed of a number of islands The archipelago shall be considered a single unit so that the waters around, between, and the islands of the archipelago irrespective of their breadth & dimension form part of the internal waters of the state subject otexclusive sovereignty

National Territory The Philippine Position: 1. Fatal effect of the application of the

12 mile rule upon territorial integrity of the Philippines: dismemberment of the archipelago with the Sibuyan Sea separating the Visayas, & Mindanao Strait and the Sulu isolating Palawan from the rest of the archipelago 2.The Philippines a single nation and a united state 3. Archipelago principle fully recognized by UN Law of the Sea Convention