Russian parliament passes law limiting freedom of navigation along Northern Sea Route

But the new law appears to contravene international law that allows the right of innocent passage.

By Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer December 2, 2022
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Can Russia claim absolute control of all navigation along the Northern Sea Route, or will the freedom of navigation act under the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) allow for innocent passage rights through straights whose baselines are within territorial waters?

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