• Summary

The legal document contains Act No. 5 on the Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone promulgated in 1983, extended from the Declaration by the Government of Indonesia concerning the Exclusive Economic Zone of Indonesia on 21 March 1980. This document includes general provisions of the law (interpretation of terms frequently used within the article), interpretation of, sovereign rights. jurisdiction and duties of the Indonesian state over, rights and duties of foreign vessels within, principles of law enforcement, and codes of maritime operations (i.e. fisheries, installations of artificial islands) in the Indonesian exclusive economic zone. Notably, in Article 2 regarding the interpretation of the exclusive economic zone, it is the “baselines” rather than the “archipelagic baselines” mentioned to measure the EEZ.

• Document: Act No. 5 on the Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone on 18 October 1983
• Related Document: Declaration by the Government of Indonesia concerning the Exclusive Economic Zone of Indonesia on 21 March 1980