UNCLOS
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Vietnam Faces Limited Options in China Sea Dispute
Arbitration, China, Intentional Ramming, Lawfare, Oil Rig, Paracels, Sinkings, South China Sea Dispute, UNCLOS, VietnamHANOI — Vietnam has curbed the violent anti-China protests that swept the country after a Chinese oil rig began drilling in contested waters. But authorities have not dropped their opposition to the Chinese operation, sending boats to harass the drilling, considering waging a legal case in international courts to resolve the dispute, and courting regional […]
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China ‘Internationalizes’ South China Sea Dispute
China, Intentional Ramming, Lawfare, Oil Rig, Paracels, Sinkings, South China Sea Dispute, UNCLOS, VietnamChina effectively internationalized its dispute with Vietnam over an oil rig in the South China Sea on Monday by submitting its claim against Hanoi to the UN Secretary General. As Shannon reported yesterday, on Sunday China’s Foreign Ministry released a statement entitled, The Operation of the HYSY 981 Drilling Rig: Vietnam’s Provocation and China’s Position, […]
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Legal actions against China – a magic wand for Vietnam
Arbitration, ASEAN, China, Code of Conduct, Intentional Ramming, Oil Rig, Sinkings, South China Sea Dispute, UNCLOS, VietnamDr Nguyen Toan Thang from the Hanoi Law University says Vietnam has the right to sue China for violating its sovereignty in the International Court of Justice and the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. He says Vietnam has sufficient legal basis to assert that Haiyang Shiyou-981 has been placed deep inside its […]
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A National Strategy for the South China Sea
Analysis, Arbitration, ASEAN, China, Code of Conduct, Diplomatic Relations, East China Sea, Foreign Relations, Hugo Grotius, John Selden, Mare Closum, Mare Liberum, South China Sea Dispute, UNCLOS, USAAbstract The United States should develop and promulgate a National Strategy for the South China Sea (NSSCS) as part of its ongoing efforts to counter Chinese aggression in the region and to resolve the disputes there in a peaceful manner. It behooves the United States to shift its current posture in the South China Sea […]
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COLUMN-China’s Nine Dash Line and the Law of the Sea: Kemp
Arbitration, Brunei, China, Chuck Hagel, Gas, Japan, Malaysia, Nine Dash Line, Oil, Paracels, Philippines, UNCLOS, USA, Vietnam(Reuters) – Territorial disputes over tiny islands and reefs in the South China Sea are poisoning relations between China and its neighbours in Southeast Asia. “In recent months, China has undertaken destabilising, unilateral actions asserting its claims in the South China Sea,” U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told an audience in Singapore last month. “(China) […]
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Vietnam Mulls Taking China to Maritime Arbitration Court – See more at: http://www.asiabriefing.com/news/2014/06/vietnam-mulls-taking-china-maritime-arbitration-court/#sthash.nHxPZvRs.dpuf
HANOI – Following in the footsteps of the Philippines, Vietnam is considering taking China to an international maritime court to resolve a simmering dispute over contested waters in the South China Sea (also known as the East Sea by Vietnam). Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has stated that Vietnam is contemplating a series of […]
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Germany calls for peaceful settlement of sea row
MANILA, Philippines – Germany called yesterday for respect for the rule of law and a peaceful settlement of maritime disputes in East and Southeast Asia. German Ambassador Thomas Ossowski said his government is closely monitoring developments in the East and South China Seas, where China is locked in disputes with its neighbors including the Philippines. […]
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A Legal Sea Change in the South China Sea: Ramifications of the Philippines’ ITLOS Case
Over the last year, it has become clear that China is determined to pursue its strategy of “salami slicing” in the South China Sea—gradually increasing its control through small moves that fall short of war. Beijing has not been deterred from this strategy by remonstrations from regional powers and the United States, increased military cooperation […]
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China ordered to submit counter-argument in sea dispute by Dec. 15 Read more: http://globalnation.inquirer.net/105670/china-ordered-to-submit-counter-argument-in-sea-dispute-by-dec-15#ixzz33oE9C04E Follow us: @inquirerdotnet on Twitter | inquirerdotnet on Facebook
MANILA, Philippines–China has been ordered by the international Arbitral Tribunal handling the maritime dispute case filed by the Philippines to file its counter-memorial, or counter-argument, by Dec. 15, despite its position that it will not participate in the arbitration. “In Procedural Order No. 2, the Arbitral Tribunal fixes December 15, 2014 as the date for […]
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Signs of rule of law in Asia’s Wild West
Arbitration, China, Diaoyu, East China Sea, Japan, Oil Rig, Paracels, Senkaku, Shinzo Abe, South China Sea Dispute, UNCLOS, VietnamOne reason the world pays so much attention to a white-knuckle struggle over East Asia’s seas and islands is that the watery clashes resemble the bad old days of America’s Wild West. Brute force competes with the law. Crude power tries to trump principles applicable to all. A grand battle is underway to create a […]