It made it clear that the text of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) reflected customary international law, and every ship, regardless of cargo, does not need permission to enter another state's territorial sea so long as it adheres to the definition of innocent passage in Article 19 of UNCLOS.
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) from 1982 affirmed customary international law principles, and all ships, irrespective of their cargo, do not require permission to enter another state's territorial sea as long as they comply with the innocent passage rule detailed in Article 19 of UNCLOS.