| Recent Developments in the Law of the Sea and China Contributor(s): Nordquist, Myron (Editor), Moore, John Norton (Editor), Kuen-Chen Fu (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9004148418 ISBN-13: 9789004148413 Publisher: Brill Nijhoff OUR PRICE: $254.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2005 Annotation: This work focuses in different parts - with particular emphasis on China - on issues that arose during the 2004 States Parties meeting to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, held during the GA session; on integrated coastal zone management; on oil and gas development in the South China Sea environment; on regional fisheries in the Northeast Asian seas as well as in the South China Sea; on regional maritime enforcement; on global developments in marine science; on commercial shipping in the region; and on protection of underwater cultural heritage issues and regional cooperation. The book makes clear that there is a strong, shared commitment to cooperative solutions over disputes within the framework of the 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea and will be useful to anyone analyzing this field of law or working on these issues. Co-Publication With: The Center for Oceans Law and Policy. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Maritime - Law | International |
| Dewey: 343.096 |
| Series: Center for Oceans Law and Policy |
| Physical Information: 532 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Chinese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The focus of this book is on current ocean law and policy issues particularly in the region around China. A main emphasis is a comprehensive survey of Chinese positions on potential flashpoints such as delimitation in the East China Sea and South China Sea. Other topical subjects covered by both Chinese and outside experts are integrated coastal zone management, oil and gas development in the region, fishery management and enforcement, global advancements in marine science, commercial navigation challenges and protection of underwater cultural heritage sites. The authors make clear that there is a strong, shared commitment to cooperative solutions over maritime disputes within the framework of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. The work will be useful to anyone concerned with law of the sea in general and the evolving attitudes of States near China in particular. |