Major Law and Policy Issues in the South China Sea: European and American Perspectives

Abstract

Contents: Part I Introduction: South China Sea issues in European and American perspectives: an introduction, Yann-huei Song and Keyuan Zou. Part II General Assessment of South China Sea Issues: Regional maritime cooperation in the South China Sea: COBSEA and PEMSEA, Jon M. Van Dyke and Sherry P. Broder China-ASEAN and the South China Sea: Chinese assertiveness and Southeast Asian responses, Carlyle A. Thayer. Part III Major Legal Issues in the South China Sea: An analysis of China's claim to historic rights in the South China Sea, Peter A. Dutton Possibility of US accession to the LOS Convention and its potential impact on state practices and maritime claims in the South China Sea, Yann-huei Song Maritime boundary delimitation, excessive claims and effective regime building in the South China Sea, Sam Bateman Bringing the South Pole to the South China Sea: towards the establishment of an international regime for peace and security, Keyuan Zou Bringing the North Pole to the South China Sea: dots and lines on maps and their explanation, Erik Franckx. Part IV Major Policy Issues in the South China Sea: Close encounters of the maritime kind: freedom of navigation and its impact on the South China Sea problem, Geoffrey Till Jockeying for position in the South China Sea: cooperative strategy or managed conflict?, Theresa Fallon Could China and Vietnam resolve the conflicts in the South China Sea?, Stein Tonnesson The South China Sea: a piece in the global naval encirclement strategy of Taiwan by mainland China, Daniel Schaeffer. Part V Taiwan's Participation in the South China Sea Dialogue Process: Confidence-building measures in the South China Sea and implications for US-Taiwan-China relations, Cheng-yi Lin The South China Sea workshop process and the need for Taiwan's continuing involvement in regional ocean initiatives, Ian Townsend-Gault. Part VI Conclusion: Conclusions and further reflections, Yann-huei Song and Keyuan Zou. Index.

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