UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and the South China Sea

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Contents: Introduction: the South China Sea: UNCLOS and state practice, Shicun Wu, Mark J. Valencia and Nong Hong. Part I Dispute Settlement Mechanism under UNCLOS: The contribution of the compulsory jurisdiction mechanism to the effective application of dispute settlement system of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea: the case of ITLOS, Jose Luis Jesus UNCLOS and the contributions of ITLOS, Helmut Tuerk. Part II Concepts of UNCLOS Relevant to the SCS: Military activities in foreign EEZs: an update, Mark J. Valencia 'Due regards' and 'abuse of rights' in UNCLOS, Hasjim Djalal UNCLOS and the peaceful use of the sea, Vesselin Popovski Marine scientific research and military survey: law and state practice, Stuart Kaye The concept of regional common heritage: its possible application in the South China Sea, Andre Tahindro. Part III Practices of UNCLOS and the South China Sea: Trouble over the starting line: state practice concerning baselines in the South China Sea, Clive Schofield UNCLOS navigational regimes and their significance for the South China Sea, Donald R. Rothwell Historic waters and historic rights in the South China Sea: a critical appraisal, Clive R. Symmons Historic rights in the South China Sea, Keyuan Zou Legal framework for joint development in the South China Sea, Robert Beckman State practice of UNCLOS in the South China Sea, Nong Hong Case study on the application of Part XV of UNCLOS to the Annex VII arbitration case concerning the South China Sea disputes between China and the Philippines, Michael Sheng-ti Gau. Index.