ASBL Koninklijk Belgisch Yachting Verbond and Others v. Province of Western Flanders

Abstract

Sea — Territorial sea — Status — Whether identical to land territory of coastal State — Extent of jurisdiction of coastal State over territorial waters — Geneva Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone, 1958 — Internal waters — Whether to be treated as part of land territory of coastal StateStates — Foreign relations — Conduct of — Matter for central government — The law of Belgium