东海油气资源及中国、日本在东海大陆架划界问题的研究

Study on Demarcation of Continental Shelf in East China Sea between China and Japan and Petroleum and Gas Resource in the East China Sea

东海有丰富的油气资源,成为与中国海域相邻与相向的日本国觊觎已久的目标。中、日东海油气资源之争,源于中、日专属经济区界限划分之争。按照《联合国海洋法公约》的规定,沿海国可以从领海基线量起,向外200n mile划出专属经济区。在专属经济区内的所有资源归沿海国拥有和专属管辖。由于中日东海海域之间的宽度不到400n mile,中日在东海尚未划界。为此,日本单方面提出所谓的“中、日中间线”。日方提出的“中间线”的日本一侧,实际上是中国的专属经济区。由于这种划分不符合国际法的精神,中国决不会承认。而中、日之间东海海域的划界应遵循“大陆架自然延伸”的原则。中国从未承认过“中间线”,而在“中间线”以东海域属于争议海域,日方在这一海域无权采取单方面行动。文中对中、日两国东海大陆架划界分歧进行了分析,提出了我国按照国际法划分东海大陆架的原则以及我国的政策,从而提出了中、日东海大陆架划界方案。

There are rich oil and gas resources in the East China Sea which has become the target of Japan, adjointing and opposite to China. The dispute of oil and gas resources derives from the dispute of demarcation of exclusive economic zone Between China and Japan . According to “The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ”, coastal countries can delimit exclusive economic zone by measuring 200 nautical miles seaward from the base line of territorial waters. The coastal countries own and exclusively conduct all the resources in exclusive economic zone. Because the width of the sea between China and Japan is less than 400 nautical miles, China and Japan have never demarcated in east China Sea, Japan one-sided puts forward to “intermediate line”. China has never recognized “intermediate line” which disaccords to the inspirits of the international law. So the demarcation should follow the principle of “continental shelf extended naturally”. To the east part of “intermediate line” is the dispute sea area, where Japan has no right to take one-side action. The paper analyses the disagreement of demarcation of continental shelf , proposes the principle and policy of demarcating continental shelf of east china sea in terms of international law , and nautical propose the project of demarcation of continental shelf in East China Sea between China and Japan.