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UNCLOS Territorial Sea Regime → Korea Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone 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)0.785

Computed with intfloat/multilingual-e5-small multilingual embeddings. Display score is a calibrated mapping of the raw cross-lingual cosine (0.785); 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

19 year lag
  1. Global

    1977

    UNCLOS (UN Convention on the Law of the Sea)

    un.org

  2. then Korea
  3. Korea

    1996

    영해 및 접속수역법

    law.go.kr

From date field: 1982 UNCLOS 채택 → 1977 영해법 제정 → 1996 UNCLOS 비준·영해법 전면 개정 · 1977–1996

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: territorial sea (12 nautical miles) ↔ 영해 (12해리); contiguous zone (24 nautical miles) ↔ 접속수역 (24해리); right of innocent passage ↔ 무해통항권; straight baselines ↔ 직선기선

Cross-lingual similarity 34/100 (multilingual e5 embedding) — a computed signal, not proof.

Similarity type: UNCLOS Territorial Sea Regime → Korea Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone Act | territorial sea (12 nautical miles) → 영해 (12해리)

Matched Concepts

4 pairs
territorial sea (12 nautical miles)
↓
영해 (12해리)
contiguous zone (24 nautical miles)
↓
접속수역 (24해리)
right of innocent passage
↓
무해통항권
straight baselines
↓
직선기선

Agenda Arc

Curated

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

Global purpose

Set territorial sea breadth and innocent-passage rules under UNCLOS so coastal sovereignty has a clear legal line.

Korean purpose

대한민국은 「영해 및 접속수역법」(1977.12.31 제정)을 통해 UNCLOS 영해·접속수역 체제를 국내법으로 수용했다. 영해 12해리(제1조), 접속수역 24해리(제3조의2), 외국선박의 무해통항권(제5조), 대한해협의 직선기선 설정(제2조)을 규정한다.

영해 및 접속수역법 — 대한민국은 「영해 및 접속수역법」(1977.12.31 제정)을 통해 UNCLOS 영해·접속수역 체제를 국내법으로 수용했다. 영해 12해리(제1조), 접속수역 24해리(제3조의2), 외국선박의 무해통항권(제5조), 대한해협의 직선기선 설정(제2조)을 규정한다.

Reasoning echo

Observed framing link: UNCLOS Territorial Sea Regime → Korea Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone Act | territorial sea (12 nautical miles) → 영해 (12해리). Not a claim of coordination.

Started where

UNCLOS territorial sea regime (1982)

Started how

Korea Territorial Sea Act 1977 → UNCLOS 1982 → ratification and full Act revision 1996.

  1. LegislationKorea1977Korea
    Korea Territorial Sea Act (pre-UNCLOS)

    Domestic territorial sea statute before UNCLOS ratification.

    Primary source
  2. Soft lawKorea1982–1996UNCLOS / MOFA
    UNCLOS + Korea ratification / Act revision

    UNCLOS territorial sea rules; Korea revises Act on ratification.

    Primary source
Original (Global)

UNCLOS Part II establishes the territorial① sea up to 12 nm where the coastal State exercises sovereignty, subject to innocent③ passage, and the contiguous② zone for enforcement of customs and other laws.

Echo (Korea)

대한민국은 「영해 및 접속수역법」(1977년 제정)을 통해 UNCLOS 영해·접속수역 체제를 국내법으로 수용했다. 영해 12해리①, 접속수역 24해리②, 무해통항권③을 규정한다.

Echo Strength

sourceVerified
hasKoreanSource
hasGlobalSource
hasDate
keywordDiversity
agendaTags

Influence Mechanism

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

1977–1996

UNCLOS Territorial Sea Regime → Korea Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone Act | territorial sea (12 nautical miles) → 영해 (12해리)

Sources

🌍Global source
🇰🇷영해 및 접속수역법

Related Patterns

UNCLOS Article 76 (continental shelf) → 해양법 대륙붕 제도

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

UNCLOS Exclusive Economic Zone → Korea EEZ Act

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

UNCLOS Continental Shelf Regime → Korea Continental Shelf Development

UNCLOS
P(B|A) = 60%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) = 51%category
14%

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 Exclusive Economic Zone → Korea EEZ Act

Environment

cos 0.93

UNCLOS Continental Shelf Regime → Korea Continental Shelf Development

Environment

cos 0.92

UNCLOS Article 76 (continental shelf) → 해양법 대륙붕 제도

Environment

cos 0.90

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

Environment

cos 0.89

UN BBNJ High Seas Treaty → Korean Marine Protected Areas

Environment

cos 0.87

IMO Ballast Water Convention → Korea Ballast Water Management Act

Environment

cos 0.87
Keywords
territorial seacontiguous zoneinnocent passagebaselines영해접속수역무해통항기선UNCLOS12해리대한해협
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-territorial-sea-2