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UNCLOS Exclusive Economic Zone → Korea EEZ Act → Ministry of Foreign Affairs

외교부 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), 해양수산부 (Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries)

BProbable echo
Evidence tier

Echo patterns are similarity-based hypotheses, not proof of causation. Open the sources and evaluate the linkage yourself.

Evidence Scorecard

Three lenses — wording, timing, documented link. Not a single proof score.

Probable echo
Semantic
Strong semantic alignment
Temporal
Global precedent precedes Korea
Linkage
Official Korean agency source + concept alignment (no explicit citation recorded)
Multilingual semantic similarity
cosine similarity (method detail)0.819

Computed with intfloat/multilingual-e5-small multilingual embeddings. Display score is a calibrated mapping of the raw cross-lingual cosine (0.819); higher means closer meaning. Reflects semantic similarity, not proof of causation.

Could also be…show
  • •Parallel domestic policy development is possible.
  • •Industry or market pressure may have driven similar language.
  • •A common external shock (e.g., financial crisis, pandemic) could explain parallel adoption.

Timeline of the echo

42 year lag
  1. Global

    1982

    UNCLOS (UN Convention on the Law of the Sea)

    un.org

  2. then Korea
  3. Korea

    2024

    배타적 경제수역법

    law.go.kr

From date field: 1982 UNCLOS 채택 → 1996 UNCLOS 비준·EEZ법 제정 → 2015 한·중 잠정조치수역 · 1982–2024

Interrogate the Evidence

Answers are rendered directly from this record’s own curated fields — nothing is generated.

Bprobable echo · 90%

  • SemanticStrong semantic alignment
  • TemporalGlobal precedent precedes Korea
  • LinkageOfficial Korean agency source + concept alignment (no explicit citation recorded)

Matched concepts: exclusive economic zone (200 nm) ↔ 배타적 경제수역 (200해리); sovereign rights over natural resources ↔ 천연자원에 대한 주권적 권리; marine scientific research jurisdiction ↔ 해양과학조사 관할권; conservation and management of living resources ↔ 생물자원의 보존·관리

Cross-lingual similarity 55/100 (multilingual e5 embedding) — a computed signal, not proof.

Similarity type: UNCLOS Exclusive Economic Zone → Korea EEZ Act | exclusive economic zone (200 nm) → 배타적 경제수역 (200해리)

Matched Concepts

4 pairs
exclusive economic zone (200 nm)
↓
배타적 경제수역 (200해리)
sovereign rights over natural resources
↓
천연자원에 대한 주권적 권리
marine scientific research jurisdiction
↓
해양과학조사 관할권
conservation and management of living resources
↓
생물자원의 보존·관리

Agenda Arc

Curated

Global purpose, Korean purpose, and precursor stages. Reasoning echo is discourse observation — not proof of coordination.

Global purpose

Define exclusive economic zone rights and duties under UNCLOS so Korea can manage fisheries and resources out to 200 nm.

Korean purpose

대한민국은 「배타적 경제수역법」(1996.8.8 제정)을 통해 UNCLOS EEZ 체제를 국내법으로 수용했다. 200해리 EEZ 설정(제2조), EEZ 내 천연자원에 대한 주권적 권리(제3조), 외국인의 어업활동 규제(제5조), 해양과학조사 허가(제7조)를 규정한다.

배타적 경제수역법 — 대한민국은 「배타적 경제수역법」(1996.8.8 제정)을 통해 UNCLOS EEZ 체제를 국내법으로 수용했다. 200해리 EEZ 설정(제2조), EEZ 내 천연자원에 대한 주권적 권리(제3조), 외국인의 어업활동 규제(제5조), 해양과학조사 허가(제7조)를 규정한다.

Reasoning echo

Observed framing link: UNCLOS Exclusive Economic Zone → Korea EEZ Act | exclusive economic zone (200 nm) → 배타적 경제수역 (200해리). Not a claim of coordination.

Started where

UNCLOS EEZ regime (1982)

Started how

UNCLOS 1982 → Korea EEZ Act on ratification 1996 → Korea–China provisional measures waters 2015.

  1. Soft lawKorea1982UNCLOS
    UNCLOS EEZ provisions

    Exclusive Economic Zone rights and duties.

    Primary source
  2. LegislationKorea1996–2015MOFA / MOF
    Korea EEZ Act + bilateral arrangements

    Domestic EEZ statute and provisional measures waters with China.

    Primary source
Original (Global)

UNCLOS Part V establishes the Exclusive① Economic Zone (EEZ) extending 200 nm, where the coastal State has sovereign rights over natural resources② and jurisdiction③ over marine scientific research.

Echo (Korea)

대한민국은 「배타적 경제수역법」(1996년 제정)을 통해 UNCLOS EEZ 체제를 국내법으로 수용했다. 200해리① EEZ, 천연자원 주권적 권리, 해양과학조사③ 허가를 규정한다.

Echo Strength

sourceVerified
hasKoreanSource
hasGlobalSource
hasDate
keywordDiversity
agendaTags

Influence Mechanism

policy learning
Origin
UNCLOS (UN Convention on the Law of the Sea)
Timeline

1982–2024

UNCLOS Exclusive Economic Zone → Korea EEZ Act | exclusive economic zone (200 nm) → 배타적 경제수역 (200해리)

Sources

🌍Global source
🇰🇷배타적 경제수역법

Related Patterns

UNCLOS Continental Shelf Regime → Korea Continental Shelf Development

UNCLOS
P(B|A) = 61%category
42%

UNCLOS Article 76 (continental shelf) → 해양법 대륙붕 제도

UNCLOS
P(B|A) = 60%category
40%

UNCLOS Territorial Sea Regime → Korea Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone Act

UNCLOS
P(B|A) = 70%category
40%

IMO Ballast Water Convention → Korea Ballast Water Management Act

UNCLOS
P(B|A) = 45%category
20%

IMO Polar Code → Korea Polar Activities Promotion Act

UNCLOS
P(B|A) = 45%category
20%

UNCLOS Part XII (Marine Environment Protection) → Korea Marine Environment Management Act

UNCLOS
P(B|A) = 55%temporal
13%

BBNJ Agreement (High Seas Treaty) → 해양생물다양성 보전 및 이용에 관한 법률

UNCLOS
P(B|A) = 40%category
13%

UN BBNJ High Seas Treaty → Korean Marine Protected Areas

UNCLOS
P(B|A) = 38%agenda
10%

Semantically Related

Closest patterns by multilingual embedding (e5) — conceptual similarity beyond shared keywords. A computed signal, not a sourced claim.

UNCLOS Territorial Sea Regime → Korea Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone Act

Environment

cos 0.93

UNCLOS Continental Shelf Regime → Korea Continental Shelf Development

Environment

cos 0.91

UNCLOS Article 76 (continental shelf) → 해양법 대륙붕 제도

Environment

cos 0.89

UN BBNJ High Seas Treaty → Korean Marine Protected Areas

Environment

cos 0.89

UNCLOS Part XII (Marine Environment Protection) → Korea Marine Environment Management Act

Environment

cos 0.88

UNCITRAL Rotterdam Rules → Korea Commercial Act Maritime Transport

Trade & Supply Chain

cos 0.87
Keywords
EEZexclusive economic zone200 nautical milessovereign rights배타적경제수역200해리주권적권리해양과학조사한중일잠정조치수역어업
Score Guide
Confidence — Editorial A–D tier from semantic, temporal, and linkage evidence.
Echo Strength — Metadata completeness score. Rewards verified sources, paired links, explicit dates, keyword diversity, and origin tags.
Vocabulary Overlap — Heuristic score measuring shared tokens between global and Korean texts. Reflects loanwords and repeated terms, not meaning across languages.
PATTERN #unclos-eez-2