多维视角下的历史性权利研究

Multidimensional View on Historic Right

根据条约法解释理论,《联合国海洋法公约》并没有对历史性权利的地位做出明确规定,但也没有否定历史性权利的存在。历史性权利是一般国际法规则在特殊情况下的适用,属于习惯国际法。时际法是国家取得领土主权的重要国际法原则,也是解决国家领土纠纷的重要依据,是我国在维护南海主权的有效法理支撑。解决南海争端,维护我国南海权益,需要从更高的国际海洋法层次乃至国际法的视野来看待和审视历史性权利的性质和地位,需要从发现原则、先占原则、禁止反言原则等岛屿争端的其他法律解决机制寻求到支持。

According to the theoretical interpretation of treaty law, though“UNCLOS” did not make clear the status of historic rights, it did not deny the existence of historic rights, either. Historic rights, be- longing to customary international law, are the application of general international law to exceptional cir- cumstances. Intertemporal law is an important principle of international law for a country to obtain territo- rial sovereignty and an important basis for solving the territorial disputes, which acts as an effective legal support for China to maintain its sovereignty over the South China Sea. To resolve the South China Sea disputes and safeguard China＇s interests of the South China Sea, China needs to examine the nature and sta- tus of historic rights from a higher perspective of international law and international law of the sea and to seek support from find legal resolution mechanisms such as the principles of discovery, preemption, and estoppel.