Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Passage
n. 1. The passing of a legislative measure into law. 2. A right, privilege, or permission to pass over land or water; an easement to travel through another's property. pass-along adj. See PASS-THROUGH.
innocent passage.
Int'l law. The right of a foreign ship to pass through a country's territorial waters, esp. waters connecting two open seas; the right of a foreign vessel to travel through a country's maritime belt without paying a toll. ( Passage is considered innocent as long as it is not prejudicial to the peace, good order, and security of the coastal country. -Also termed right of innocent passage. Cf. TRANSIT PASSAGE.
public passage
A right held by the public to pass over a body of water, whether the underlying land is publicly or privately owned.
right of innocent passage
See INNOCENT PASSAGE.
right of transit passage
See TRANSIT PASSAGE.
transit passage
Int'l law. The right of a vessel or airplane to exercise freedom of navigation and overflight solely for the purpose of continuous and expeditious transit between one part of the high seas or an exclusive economic zone and another part of the high seas or an exclusive economic zone. - Also termed right of transit passage. Cf. INNOCENT PASSAGE.