Maritime Order and the Law in East Asia

Introduction

Part I Regional Maritime Order Overview

1. China-ASEAN Relations in the South China Sea: Persistent Patterns and Obstacles to Cooperation

2. The East China Sea: Sea of Regional and Global Confrontation

Part II National Perspective

3. Historic Concepts Vs. Contemporary Maritime Regimes in UNCLOS: China’s Claims in the South China Sea

4. Navigational Rights, Freedoms, and Interests in the South China Sea: The Philippines’ Perspective

5. Indonesia: An Archipelagic State's Perspectives on the Law of the Sea

6. Balancing the Rights of Coastal States and User States in the Post-UNCLOS Age: Vietnam and Navigational Rights

7. The United States and Accession to UNCLOS: A Case of How Domestic Political Polarization Results in Free Ridership

Part III Navigation Related Issues and UNCLOS

8. Freedom of Navigation and the UNCLOS Order

9. The Prior Notification Issue of Military Activities in EEZ

10. Maritime Confidence Building Measures: Assessing China-US MOU on Notification of Major Military Activities and Rules of Behavior

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

12. Archipelagos and Archipelagic Regimes in the Law of the Sea

13. Low-tide Elevations: A Contemporary Analysis

14. Resolving Disputes under UNCLOS when the Coastal and User States are Disputed