南海周边国家海洋划界协议研究

A Study on Maritime Delimitation Agreements Between States Surrounding the South China Sea

南海海洋划界问题格外复杂。星罗棋布的岛屿、岩礁等海洋地形,多个沿海国间的岛屿主权争端,周边国家对200海里以外大陆架权利的主张等,使南海海洋划界问题极具挑战性。虽然如此,南海周边国家之间已经缔结了一些海洋划界协议。本文立足于现有的南海周边国家的海洋划界协议,聚焦划界协议中基线、划界方法和岛屿的效力问题并结合国际法理论与实践分析南海海洋划界面临的挑战。

The coastal States surrounding the South China Sea are faced with extraordinarily complex issues on the maritime delimitation.The existence of many coastal States,the unique geographic distribution where islands,rocks,islets and other marine features are widely scattered,the increasingly pressing disputes over claims to the islands and the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles,result in a tough challenging situation.However,several maritime delimitation agreements between the coastal States in the South China Sea have been reached.This paper purports to analyze these existing delimitation agreements from the perspectives of international law theory and practice,including the discussion of baselines,delimitation methods,and the effect of islands in the delimitation.