Rights and jurisdiction of coastal states to oil smuggling in exclusive economic zones in Thailand.

Abstract

Oil is considered an exhaustible resource. Oil is considered essential to human life in terms of transportation. Oil is a factor that drives the economy of every country. As a result, countries that have little or insufficient oil for use must trade with countries that have a large amount of oil. It will be taxed by the coastal state. It is often found that oil smuggling is carried out in the maritime zone because they do not want to pay taxes to the coastal state, which affects the tax collection of the coastal state and creates a risk of serious maritime incidents. Impact on biodiversity and sustainability of natural resources in the sea. Considering the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, it is found that the maritime zones of coastal states have been extended from the territorial sea to the contiguous zone for states that are party to it. The objective is to solve the problem of illegal customs duty evasion. But in the case of the exclusive economic zone, it is a special administrative zone that specifies the rights and jurisdiction of the coastal state, including various freedoms that every state can exercise in the exclusive economic zone. It will consider whether against oil smuggling in the exclusive economic zone is an economic activity over which coastal states have the authority to control. Including problems in claiming freedom of navigation rights. To find ways that coastal states can solve this problem without going against the principles of international law. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982.