Key Concepts in International Law, Electoral Geography, and Geopolitical Organizations

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)

A code of maritime law approved by the United Nations in 1982 that authorizes territorial waters

Gerrymandering

To redraw electoral voting district boundaries in such a way as to give particular candidates or classes of candidates an electoral advantage

electoral geography

The study of the geographical elements of the organization and results of elections, including the design of electoral districts

Supranationalism

Term applied to associations created by three or more states for their mutual benefit and achievement of shared objectives

Reapportionment

The process and outcome of a reallocation of electoral seats to defined territories

Redistricting

The drawing of new electoral district boundary lines in response to changing patterns of population or changing legal requirements

exclusive economic zone (EEZ)

A zone of exploitation extending 200 nautical miles seaward from a coastal state that has exclusive mineral and fishing rights over it

Terrorism

Systematic open and covert action employing the inducement of fear and terror as a means of coercion

European Union (EU)

An economic association established in 1957 by a number of Western European countries to promote free trade among members