ABSTRACT
This chapter describes antecedents of the Exclusive Economic Zone in regard to rights over submarine areas and superjacent waters claimed by coastal states also have a long history, although there are fewer of them from before World War II than there are antecedents of the other extensions of states' competence. The legislation of other Latin American countries is not so explicit about the status of superjacent waters, but it is also less clear and precise in regard to the object of the claim. After the United States, Mexico, and Iceland, other countries enunciated claims along the lines of the Mexican and Icelandic claims, although each claim had its own special features. The right of any State to establish conservation zones off its shores in accordance with the principles is conceded, provided that corresponding recognition is given to any fishing interests of nationals of the United States which may exist in such areas.
