The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and the Maritime Disputes in the South China Sea
In: American journal of international law: AJIL, Band 107, Heft 1, S. 142-163
ISSN: 2161-7953
The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) establishes a legal framework to govern all uses of the oceans. All of the states bordering the South China Sea—Brunei Darussalam, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam—are parties to UNCLOS. Taiwan, which also borders the South China Sea, has taken steps to bring its legislation into conformity with UNCLOS.