Islands versus rocks: claims over maritime entitlements and interpretation of Article 121 of the UNCLOS

Maritime Territorial disputes, including the South China Sea, are very sensitive in nature and may even lead to coercive means. The main emphasis of the present paper is against man-made constructions which would ultimately change a small uninhabited rock or coral atoll to be a full-fledged island,...

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Main Author:	Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English
Published:	2018
Subjects:	KZ Law of Nations
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spelling	iium-638612018-06-05T06:17:04Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/63861/ Islands versus rocks: claims over maritime entitlements and interpretation of Article 121 of the UNCLOS Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein KZ Law of Nations Maritime Territorial disputes, including the South China Sea, are very sensitive in nature and may even lead to coercive means. The main emphasis of the present paper is against man-made constructions which would ultimately change a small uninhabited rock or coral atoll to be a full-fledged island, entitled to EEZ and CS. This is also the major concern of States, including Malaysia. The relevant States should exercise restraints in the construction of additional installations, especially military, on the disputed features so as not to hamper peace and stability in the SCS. Consultations under Declaration on Conduct of Parties in the SCS (DOC) 2002 between China and ASEAN are not adequate and it has to be strengthened with Code of Conduct in the SCS (COC). Since China is against any third party settlement, negotiations are the only alternative and serious and meaningful negotiations should be conducted between interested parties. 2018-05-07 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/63861/19/Islands%20versus%20Rocks%20Conference%20Presenration%20.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/63861/25/63861_Islands%20versus%20Rocks.pdf Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein (2018) Islands versus rocks: claims over maritime entitlements and interpretation of Article 121 of the UNCLOS. In: Joint International Conference on Maritime Territorial Claims & Dispute Resolution 2018, 7th May 2018, Kuala Lumpur. (Unpublished) http://www.iium.edu.my/my/events/show/joint-international-conference-on-maritime-territorial-claims-dispute-resolution-2018
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description	Maritime Territorial disputes, including the South China Sea, are very sensitive in nature and may even lead to coercive means. The main emphasis of the present paper is against man-made constructions which would ultimately change a small uninhabited rock or coral atoll to be a full-fledged island, entitled to EEZ and CS. This is also the major concern of States, including Malaysia. The relevant States should exercise restraints in the construction of additional installations, especially military, on the disputed features so as not to hamper peace and stability in the SCS. Consultations under Declaration on Conduct of Parties in the SCS (DOC) 2002 between China and ASEAN are not adequate and it has to be strengthened with Code of Conduct in the SCS (COC). Since China is against any third party settlement, negotiations are the only alternative and serious and meaningful negotiations should be conducted between interested parties.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein
author_facet	Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein
author_sort	Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein
title	Islands versus rocks: claims over maritime entitlements and interpretation of Article 121 of the UNCLOS
title_short	Islands versus rocks: claims over maritime entitlements and interpretation of Article 121 of the UNCLOS
title_full	Islands versus rocks: claims over maritime entitlements and interpretation of Article 121 of the UNCLOS
title_fullStr	Islands versus rocks: claims over maritime entitlements and interpretation of Article 121 of the UNCLOS
title_full_unstemmed	Islands versus rocks: claims over maritime entitlements and interpretation of Article 121 of the UNCLOS
title_sort	islands versus rocks: claims over maritime entitlements and interpretation of article 121 of the unclos
publishDate	2018
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Islands versus rocks: claims over maritime entitlements and interpretation of Article 121 of the UNCLOS

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