Ocean Governance, Regimes, and the South China Sea Issues

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Kien-hong YU
Keyword(s):  
South China Sea ◽  
South China ◽  
The South China Sea ◽  
The South ◽  
China Sea ◽  
Ocean Governance

scholarly journals Gridlock in Global Ocean Governance: Diverging National Interests in the South China Sea

Perceptions ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wesley Nappen
Keyword(s):  
South China Sea ◽  
South China ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
The South China Sea ◽  
Global Ocean ◽  
The South ◽  
National Interests ◽  
China Sea ◽  
Natural Resource Extraction ◽  
Ocean Governance

With the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in 1994, it was intended to serve as a means of universal ocean governance in resolving international maritime disputes. However, the failure to resolve the ongoing South China Sea Dispute, between the neighboring countries of China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, and the Philippines, has revealed regulatory gaps on the part of global ocean governance. This paper identifies the origins of gridlock in global ocean governance by identifying the diverging national interests of the actors involved in the South China Sea dispute that hinder cooperation in the region. Furthermore, this paper will show how the legacy of UNCLOS has stifled its own ability to mediate this contemporary conflict. In conclusion, this paper asserts that the key to resolving the South China Sea dispute is through multilateral natural resource extraction between the actors involved in the conflict, aided by the legal and diplomatic support of UNCLOS.

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