岛礁建设对南海领土争端的影响:国际法上的挑战

The Impact of Artificial Islands on Territorial Disputes Over The South China Sea:A Dilemma for International Law

当前,领土和海洋划界争端日渐激烈,此前国际上很少详细讨论南海岛礁建设议题。尽管1982年《联合国海洋法公约》的部分条款提及"岛礁建设"中的"人工岛礁"议题,但在国际法上,"岛礁建设"议题仍然饱受争议,并且没有公认的术语界定。随着科学技术的发展,以及主权国家试图采取占据更多海洋领土的行为,岛礁建设议题变得更加突出起来。本文以斯普拉特利群岛(即中国的南沙群岛)为例,从国际法的角度探讨该议题,以期引领国内外学界对"岛礁建设"问题上进行更多的讨论。

The issue of artificial islands in the South China Sea has little been detailed discussed in the context of territorial and maritime disputes.Even in international law,the term 'artificial islands' remains controversial and there is no universally accepted definition of it,though several provisions of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea mention 'artificial islands'.With the development of science and technology and the increasing endeavors of nation-states to creep over to occupy more space from the oceans,the issue of artificial islands becomes more and more salient.This paper attempts to discuss this issue in an international law perspective with special reference to the Spratly Islands and to provoke more discussions about it in future.