Maritime Order and the Law in East Asia (DG)

Preface Introduction Gordon Houlden, Nong Hong Part I Regional Maritime Order Overview 1. China-ASEAN Relations in the South China Sea: Persistent Patterns and Obstacles to Cooperation Sourabh Gupta 2. The East China Sea: Sea of Regional and Global Confrontation Reinhard Drifte Part II National Perspective 3. Historic Concepts Vs. Contemporary Maritime Regimes in UNCLOS: China’s Claims in the South China Sea Nong Hong 4. Navigational Rights, Freedoms, and Interests in the South China Sea: The Philippines’ Perspective Jay Batongbacal 5. Indonesia: An Archipelagic State's Perspectives on the Law of the Sea Etty R. Agoes 6. Balancing the Rights of Coastal States and User States in the Post-UNCLOS Age: Vietnam and Navigational Rights Hao Duy PHAN 7. The United States and Accession to UNCLOS: A Case of How Domestic Political Polarization Results in Free Ridership Anastasia Telesetsky Part III Navigation Related Issues and UNCLOS 8. Freedom of Navigation and the UNCLOS Order Mira Rapp-Hooper 9. The Prior Notification Issue of Military Activities in EEZ Yang Ying 10. Maritime Confidence Building Measures: Assessing China-US MOU on Notification of Major Military Activities and Rules of Behavior Yan Yan Part IV Maritime Entitlement, Delimitation and Dispute Settlement and UNCLOS 11. The Sino-Philippine Arbitration on the South China Sea Disputes: A Preliminary Assessment of the Merits Award Michael Sheng-ti Gau 12. Archipelagos and Archipelagic Regimes in the Law of the Sea Sophia Kopela 13. Low-tide Elevations: A Contemporary Analysis Bao Yinan 14. Resolving Disputes under UNCLOS when the Coastal and User States are Disputed Natalie Klein