Managing South China Sea disputes : the legal basis for cooperation

• Main Author: Ian Townsend-Gault
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/103186; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/19980
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Recent exchanges over South China Sea issues continue to focus primarily on sovereignty over island and jurisdiction over adjacent marine areas. But coastal state rights are balanced by obligations, such as to protect the marine biosphere, especially in semi-enclosed sea.