The Peace-Building Process in the South China Sea: Challenges and Future Prospects for a Maritime Regime
The aim of this article is to examine two treaties which are often presented by scholars as potential models for a maritime regime in the South China Sea, namely the Svalbard Treaty and the Antarctic Treaty System. The work concludes that even though both of the treaties have resolved equally comple...
| Published in: | Nowa Polityka Wschodnia |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English Polish Russian |
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Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
2020
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.15804/npw20202603 https://doaj.org/article/c15e53c14165456b81249caa865e990b |
| Summary: | The aim of this article is to examine two treaties which are often presented by scholars as potential models for a maritime regime in the South China Sea, namely the Svalbard Treaty and the Antarctic Treaty System. The work concludes that even though both of the treaties have resolved equally complex territorial disputes, their importance as a role model for the SCS is limited due to the unique political condition in the Asia-Pacific. However, the solutions within the sphere of environmental protection and the structure of decision-making institutions developed by the abovementioned treaties present a valuable lesson and a potential example for the countries involved in the South China Sea dispute to emulate. The article argues that cooperation within environmental protection and fisheries management, as a low-profile endeavour, is easier to be put into practice than the joint development of highly contested hydrocarbon resources of the SCS. Furthermore, it can potentially lay foundation for the future high profile collaboration. The paper also presents a model of a maritime regime for the South China Sea. |
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