海洋法与北部湾海洋划界

Law of the Sea and the Delimitation of Maritime Boundary in the Beibu Gulf

本文讨论了海洋划界应遵循的原则,公平原则所需考虑的因素及其在北部湾中的体现。这些因素概括起来可分为两个方面:其一为划界海域的地理、地质和自然资源特征;其二为沿海国在划界海域的历史因素及划界海域对沿海国社会经济的影响。最后,提出北部湾海洋划界应按公平原则,考虑有关情况,通过协商和平解决。

This paper discusses the principles conformed by Delimitation of Maritime Boundary in the Beibu Gulf and the factors considered by the principle of equity. These factors may be summarized as follows-the geographical and the geological features and the natural resources of the sea area that will he delimited; the historic factors of the coastal countries about the Delimited sea area, and the influence of the Delimited sea area upon the economics of coastal countries. The authors analyse these factors in the Beibu Gulf. In the end, the paper puts forward it is the feasible avenue that China and Vietnam settle the horder dispute by negotiation,and the both sides should consider all related conditions and conform the principle of equity.