State A is a landlocked State neighbouring two coastal States: the Republic of B and the Kingdom of C. The three States have ratified the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. On 15 December 2015, seventeen nationals of State A were arrested by the authorities of State B while fishing in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the coastal State, without permission. The arresting authorities claimed that the vessel used by the State A nationals in their illegal fishing polluted the area through excessive discharge of oil caused by a defect in the vessel. While the State A nationals were released and returned home, their vessel was detained by State B’s authorities. Can landlocked State A’s nationals fish in the exclusive economic zone of the state B? Define the other state’s rights on exclusive economic zone briefly
State A is a landlocked State neighbouring two coastal States: the Republic of B and the Kingdom of C. The three States have ratified the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. On 15 December 2015, seventeen nationals of State A were arrested by the authorities of State B while fishing in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the coastal State, without permission. The arresting authorities claimed that the vessel used by the State A nationals in their illegal fishing polluted the area through excessive discharge of oil caused by a defect in the vessel. While the State A nationals were released and returned home, their vessel was detained by State B’s authorities.
Can landlocked State A’s nationals fish in the exclusive economic zone of the state B? Define the other state’s rights on exclusive economic zone briefly
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