Power, Law, and Maritime Order in the South China Sea

Tran Truong Thuy is director of the Foundation for East Sea Studies and deputy director general of the Bien Dong Institute, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam. Le Thuy Trang is research fellow at the Bien Dong Institute, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam.

Part I: Power Play and Recent Developments in the South China Sea
Chapter 1: South China Sea developments: ASEAN unity restored, Sino-Philippine tensions and ASEAN-China consultations on a Code of Conduct, Carlyle A. Thayer
Chapter 2: Review of the DOC and prospects of a COC: An ASEAN’s perspective, Termsak Chalermpalanupap
Chapter 3: China’s changing approach to the South China Sea issue, Nong Hong
Chapter 4: US interests in the South China Sea: International law and peaceful dispute resolution, Gregory Poling
Chapter 5: Japan and the South China Sea: In the context of new East Asian power relations, Kazuhiko Togo
Chapter 6: The 2002 Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea: Why has not it brought more peace and cooperation?, Stein Tonnesson

Part II: International Law, UNCLOS, and the South China Sea
Chapter 7: Disputed areas in the South China Sea, Robert Beckman
Chapter 8: Graduations between land and sea: Recent developments and emerging clarity?, Clive Schofield & Ian Townsend-Gault
Chapter 9: Rights and jurisdiction over resources and obligations of coastal states: Validity of historic rights claims, Clive Symmons
Chapter 10: Extended continental shelves in the South China Sea: Delimitation prospects and challenges, Jay Batongbacal
Chapter 11: Maritime regulation and enforcement: The legal framework for the South China Sea, Donald R. Rothwell
Chapter 12: Joint development in the South China Sea: Selected issues, Nguyen Dang Thang

Part III: Conflict Management and Resolution and the Future of the South China Sea
Chapter 13: Managing tensions in the South China Sea: Comparing the China-Philippines and the China-Vietnam approaches, Li Jianwei & Ramses Amer
Chapter 14: Conflict resolution in the South China Sea: An overview of progress made and remaining challenges, Ramses Amer & Nguyen Hong Thao
Chapter 15: Establishing a marine peace park in the South China Sea: An option for implementing the DOC, Vu Hai Dang
Chapter 16: Code of Conduct and the prevention and management of incidents in the South China Sea, Tran Truong Thuy
Chapter 17: Some legal aspects of the Philippines-China arbitration under Annex VII of the UNCLOS, Pham Lan Dung & Nguyen Ngoc Lan
Chapter 18: Beyond Territorial and Maritime Disputes:The South China Sea as a Center of Global Rivalry or Platform for Prosperity?, Ian Storey