An area beyond and adjacent to the territorial sea, subject to the specific legal regime established in Part V, Articles 55-75 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, under which the rights and jurisdiction of the coastal State and the rights and freedoms of other States are governed by the relevant provisions of the Convention. Abbrev. EEZ. EEZ resources rights include both living and non-living resources of the subsoil and superjacent water of the zone. The EEZ will not extend beyond 200 nmi (364 km) from the baseline from which the territorial sea is measured. Compare: continental shelf