Open AccessDevelopments in International Law of the Sea in the Light of Some Recent Judicial Decisions
Author(s) -
Pierre Klein,
Tiến Vinh Nguyễn
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
vnu journal of science: legal studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2588-1167
DOI - 10.25073/2588-1167/vnuls.4175
Subject(s) - united nations convention on the law of the sea , charter , political science , scope (computer science) , convention , arbitration , law of the sea , maritime boundary , international law , law , freedom of navigation , china , public international law , computer science , programming language
This paper summarizes and analyzes the new developments in international law of the sea through a number of recent international cases, particularly through the Arbitration's Award in the Philippinesv. China Case over the East Sea. These developments include those releated to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982, the scope and basis of national rights to defferent maritime zones; Maritime delimitation; the important role of agreement in maritime delimitation and the signification of equitable and faire outcome; The rights and obligations of the State in the protection of the marine environment. Through its analysis and assessment, the article also confirms the central role of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, called the "Charter of the Sea and Oceans"