“远洋群岛法律制度和21世纪海上丝绸之路国际研讨会”综述

A Review of the ＂International Symposium on Distant Offshore Archipelago Management and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road： State Practice and Lessons Learnt＂

2017年11月4日，由厦门市海洋与渔业局主办、厦门大学南海研究院承办的“远洋群岛法律制度和21世纪海上丝绸之路国际研讨会”在厦门大学隆重召开，该会议是厦门“国际海洋周”系列活动的一部分。本次会议围绕2个议题进行了交流和探讨：（1）各国关于远洋群岛管理的法律与实践；（2）群岛实践与中国。来自澳大利亚、英国、葡萄牙、印度尼西亚与中国的学者和研究人员，以及中国外交部边界与海洋事务司、国家海洋局海洋发展战略研究所、厦门市海洋与渔业局的官员40余人出席了会议。会议通过探索各国在远洋群岛方面的经验，为有效构建中国南海地区的群岛法律制度奠定了法理基础。

On 4 November 2017, the ＂International Symposium on Distant Offshore Archipelago Management and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road： State Practice and Lessons Learnt＂, sponsored by Xiamen Ocean and Fisheries Bureau, was successfully hosted by Xiamen University South China Sea Institute on the campus of Xiamen University. This symposium is one of the activities held during Xiamen International Ocean Week. The participants primarily discussed and communicated with each other over the following topics： （a） national laws and practice in relation to distant offshore archipelago management; （b） State practice concerning distant offshore archipelago and China. More than 40 people attended the symposium, including scholars and researchers from Australia, the United Kingdom, Portugal, Indonesia and China, and experts and officials from the Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, China Institute for Marine Affairs, and Xiamen Ocean and Fisheries Bureau. The symposium, by exploring many States＇ experiences in distant offshore archipelago management, provides legal foundation for China＇s building of archipelagic regime in the South China Sea region.