Study on the Marine Environment Protection for the South China Sea

2014 ◽  
Vol 955-959 ◽  
pp. 3202-3205
Author(s):  
Xiang Bo Chen ◽  
Shan Che
Keyword(s):  
South China Sea ◽  
Public Participation ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Marine Environment ◽  
South China ◽  
The South China Sea ◽  
Environment Protection ◽  
China Sea ◽  
Marine Environmental Protection ◽  
Marine Environmental

Abstract. Marine environmental protection has become the responsibility for worldwide common people ,therefore , the public become the main force of marine environmental protection inescapably. In recent years, some countries neighboring the South China Sea have accelerated the development and utilization of the oceans , resulting in a deterioration of the marine environment. Meanwhile，there are some problems in China's marine environment protection，such as narrow range in public, the right to public participation is not clear, there is no security or guarantee for participants, and other issues involved in the program. In this paper, the author try to give his own opinions from the aspects of public participation system and improving planning of marine environmental protection on marine environmental protection.

Regional cooperation for protection of the marine environment in Southeast Asia: current trends in the South China Sea

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 160-170
Author(s):  
Amber Rose Maggio
Keyword(s):  
South China Sea ◽  
Marine Environment ◽  
South China ◽  
Regional Cooperation ◽  
The South China Sea ◽  
The South ◽  
China Sea ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Marine Environmental Protection ◽  
International Obligations

This article explores current trends in regional cooperation in the South China Sea with regard to marine environmental protection. While there are a large number of bodies engaged in some way in issues relating to the marine environment, this region faces some serious challenges in cooperative efforts. Thus, the article gives an overview of the current cooperation landscape, highlights the most serious challenges faced and looks at the way forward. The possibility of the appropriateness of issue-based solutions, particularly to marine litter, is examined, while at the same time emphasis is laid on the importance of the implementation of international obligations and standards.

South China Sea Arbitral Awards: Main Findings and Assessment

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 367-407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin-Hyun Paik
Keyword(s):  
South China Sea ◽  
Marine Environment ◽  
South China ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
The South China Sea ◽  
The South ◽  
China Sea ◽  
Proactive Approach ◽  
Refusal To Participate ◽  
The Relationship

The South China Sea arbitration was an unusual case involving many intricate legal and factual issues. The proceedings were both procedurally and substantively complex. In addition, the arbitration was marred from the beginning by China’s refusal to participate in the proceedings. Nevertheless, an arbitral tribunal was constituted in accordance with Annex vii to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. Once constituted, the Tribunal was able to conduct the proceedings expeditiously while assuring procedural fairness to both parties. The arbitral proceedings, which lasted three and half years since its initiation by the Philippines in January 2013, eventually produced two voluminous Awards. Both Awards were decided unanimously. The Awards marked an important milestone in terms of clarifying various provisions of the Convention. In particular, the Tribunal clarified the relationship between the Convention and prior historic rights that are at variance with its Convention. The Tribunal also undertook an unprecedented task in determining how Art. 121 (3) of the Convention should be interpreted and applied. The Tribunal took a broad and proactive approach towards the scope of the marine environment as well as that of the obligation of States to protect the marine environment. The Awards, however, are not free of controversy. Questions can be raised as to several aspects of the Awards. The Awards would have implications that go far beyond the immediate dispute. For the dispute between the Philippines and China, it remains to be seen whether the Awards, by addressing some of the most contentious legal issues, would help the Parties to find a constructive solution to their dispute in the South China Sea.

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