West Sea Special Zone between South Korea and North Korea

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-37
Author(s):  
Seokwoo Lee ◽  
Leonardo Bernard
Keyword(s):  
South China Sea ◽  
South China ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
The South China Sea ◽  
The South ◽  
The West ◽  
China Sea ◽  
Maritime Boundary ◽  
Maritime Disputes ◽  
Special Zone

States currently involved in maritime disputes in the South China Sea can learn from the experience of the Koreas in creating a framework for the “Special Peace and Cooperation Zone in the West Sea.” Like the nll, the maritime boundary issues in the South China Sea are unlikely to be resolved in the near future by direct negotiations. Formal adjudication, while a possibility, is probably unlikely. Clearly, war will benefit no one. Thus, the most viable alternative may be to pursue joint economic projects, similar to the West Sea Special Zone that will grant each party economic benefits while building confidence and reducing tension in the region.

scholarly journals Defining eez Claims from Islands: A Potential South China Sea Change

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 193-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert C. Beckman ◽  
Clive H. Schofield
Keyword(s):  
South China Sea ◽  
South China ◽  
The South China Sea ◽  
The South ◽  
Joint Development ◽  
China Sea ◽  
Maritime Boundary ◽  
The Face ◽  
Maritime Disputes ◽  
United Nations Convention

In the face of seemingly intractable territorial and maritime disputes in the South China Sea, the article examines how the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (losc), sets out what maritime claims States can make in the South China Sea and how it establishes a framework that will enable States to either negotiate maritime boundary agreements or negotiate joint development arrangements (jdas) in areas of overlapping maritime claims. It provides an avenue whereby the maritime claims of the claimants can be brought into line with international law, potentially allowing for meaningful discussions on cooperation and maritime joint development based on areas of overlapping maritime claims defined on the basis of the losc.

scholarly journals KONDISI OSEANOGRAFI DI SELAT MATAK KABUPATEN KEPULAUAN ANAMBAS MELALUI MODEL HIDRODINAMIKA

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Agung Riyadi ◽  
Nusa Idaman Said ◽  
Matih Santos
Keyword(s):  
South China Sea ◽  
Flow Velocity ◽  
South China ◽  
High Tide ◽  
Maximum Flow ◽  
Flow Patterns ◽  
The South China Sea ◽  
The South ◽  
The West ◽  
China Sea

This paper describes some of the general condition of the oceanographic parameters in the Strait Matak, Anambas Archipelago. The data flow is obtained by direct measurement by using a current meter types RCM-7. Simulation models using Mike 21. Mike flow pattern is divided into two seasons, namely west season (January) and the east season (August) and flow patterns ahead of the tide when the season is generally moving west to wards the south, it demonstrates the role of strong tidal influence the movement of waterin the study area. Flow velocity in the strait just before the tide on the west season reaches 1m/s.  Flow patterns at high tide on the west season looks still moving toward sthe south. The maximum flow velocity in the strait when the tide reaches 0.32 m/s, while the average speed in the area of the model is 0.12 m/s. Low tide towards the current pattern is still moving towards the south, it reinforces the notion that in addition to tidal windsare also very significant role in moving the flow, in this case that the current is moving toward the south. Flow velocity just before low tide reaches 0.85 m/s. Flow patterns at low tide shows the differences in the three previous conditions, the current in the strait to move out to the north toward the South China Sea. In condition slow tide, the tida lmore dominantly than the wind, this proved to even though the wind toward the south, the currents inthestraitis moving toward snorth along the tidal flow leading to the South China Sea. Flow velocity is quite varied location of modeling; flow velocity at low tide reaches 0.5m/s, with the average 0.15 m/s. Keywords: current and direction, wind, tide, model.

28 The South China Sea

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zou Keyuan
Keyword(s):  
South China Sea ◽  
South China ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
The South China Sea ◽  
Customary Law ◽  
The South ◽  
China Sea ◽  
Security Issues ◽  
Joint Management ◽  
Maritime Disputes

This chapter assesses the legal regime of the South China Sea. It first discusses legal issues concerning the South China Sea, including sovereignty and territorial disputes, maritime disputes, the controversy over China's ‘U-shaped’ line, and the relation between conventional rights deriving from the UN Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOSC) and historic rights embodied in international customary law. It then considers the applicable international law in the South China Sea including the LOSC and regional arrangements such as the 2002 Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea. The final section considers the latest developments in the South China Sea including the Philippines v China case. It discusses the possibility of cooperation in the region between or amongst claimants as well as between ASEAN and China through feasible means, such as joint development, joint management of fishery resources, common responsibilities for the protection of the marine environment and cooperation in non-traditional security issues.

scholarly journals The Equitable Distribution of Marine Resources by Agreement of States—The Case of the South China Sea

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-66
Author(s):  
Volker Roeben
Keyword(s):  
South China Sea ◽  
South China ◽  
The South China Sea ◽  
Customary Law ◽  
The South ◽  
China Sea ◽  
Negotiated Settlement ◽  
Maritime Boundary ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Maritime Boundary Delimitation

The socially just distribution of maritime spaces and their resources among States is a key concern of the 1982 un Convention on the Law of the Sea. This concern underlies the general apportionment of those spaces to coastal States as well as the concrete delimitation of any overlapping claims. The Convention prescribes that such delimitation be equitable. Much attention so far has been given to the judicial performance of such maritime boundary delimitation. This paper focuses on the alternative of delimitation by negotiated agreement of States. It conceives of delimitation as institutionalized oceans governance. This governance seeks to achieve the indeterminate objective of equitable delimitation by combining two broad approaches with machinery for their concretization. For one, the Convention adopts a geographical approach, implemented through the concept of maritime zones extending seawards of the land. Yet the Convention also countenances a non-geographical approach based on historic titles grounded in customary law. For concretising these broad approaches into principles, rules, and decisions, the Convention institutionalizes comprehensive judicial decision-making. Courts and tribunals have indeed developed an acquis judiciaire favouring delimitation by means of the equidistance/relevant circumstances method that is binding on States. However, the Convention gives preference to the equally institutionalized negotiated delimitation of marine entitlements, by means of the agreement of the coastal States concerned. These States therefore retain a considerable margin of appreciation for negotiated delimitation, drawing on state practice to identify the principles appropriate for the individual instance. The paper first develops this governance framework and then exemplifies its workings in the case of the South China Sea, marked by several, ongoing maritime delimitation disputes to be resolved by negotiated settlement.

The Boat People of Vietnam. Rescue on the South China Sea

1990 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-51
Author(s):  
T. J. Hayes ◽  
D. Thomas ◽  
E. P. Dewar
Keyword(s):  
South China Sea ◽  
South China ◽  
The South China Sea ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
The South ◽  
The West ◽  
China Sea ◽  
Boat People ◽  
Political Refugees ◽  
Large Numbers

AbstractPoor economic conditions in Vietnam have encouraged large numbers of people seeking a better life in the West to join the flow of political refugees leaving the country as “boat people”. We report the events surrounding one such group of people who were rescued from the South China Sea by the Outback 88 Task Group.

Different roles of Ekman pumping in the west and east segments of the South China Sea Warm Current

2011 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiang Wang ◽  
Yinxia Wang ◽  
Hong Bo ◽  
Weidong Zhou ◽  
Dongxiao Wang
Keyword(s):  
South China Sea ◽  
South China ◽  
The South China Sea ◽  
Ekman Pumping ◽  
The South ◽  
The West ◽  
Warm Current ◽  
China Sea
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