| Article 88 | Reservation of the high seas for peaceful purposes
The high seas shall be reserved for peaceful purposes. comment: Reclamation by militarization of the sea and its features is not considered peaceful |
| Article 89 |
Invalidity of claims of sovereignty over the high seas No State may validly purport to subject any part of the high seas to its sovereignty. Comment: China's nine-dash line mapping, activities of any form of reclamation are in violation with this article. |
| Article 90 |
Right of navigation Every State, whether coastal or land-locked, has the right to sail ships flying its flag on the high seas. Comment: this article does not specify any kind of ship, not even military ships. |
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