Islands or rocks? Evolving dispute in South China Sea
The wrangling over access to resources in the Spratly Islands is evolving into a legal dispute. The issue is whether the geographic features in the South China Sea are islands or rocks. Islands are entitled to an EEZ and continental shelf of their own, but rocks are not.
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | |
| Format: | Commentary |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
2012
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/94625 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/7898 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | The wrangling over access to resources in the Spratly Islands is evolving into a legal dispute. The issue is whether the geographic features in the South China Sea are islands or rocks. Islands are entitled to an EEZ and continental shelf of their own, but rocks are not. |
|---|