Chinese Practice in Public International Law: 2011

This Survey covers materials reflecting Chinese practice in 2011 relating to: I. Fundamental principles of international law (principles of non-use of force; principle of peaceful settlement of international disputes; principle of non-intervention of internal affairs; rule of law at the national and...

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Published in:Chinese Journal of International Law
Main Author: ZHU, Lijiang
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2012
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Online Access:http://chinesejil.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/11/3/541
https://doi.org/10.1093/chinesejil/jms038
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Summary:This Survey covers materials reflecting Chinese practice in 2011 relating to: I. Fundamental principles of international law (principles of non-use of force; principle of peaceful settlement of international disputes; principle of non-intervention of internal affairs; rule of law at the national and international levels); II. International law of treaties (reservations to treaties; effects of armed conflicts on treaties); III. Recognition of new states and governments (Republic of South Sudan; Libyan National Transitional Council); IV. State immunity; V. China's territorial integrity (Taiwan; Tibet; China–India border issue; Diaoyu Island and its affiliated islands; Nansha Islands); VI. Polar regions (Antarctic; Arctic); VII. International law of the sea (general position; Chunxiao oil and gas field in East China Sea; South China Sea; China–Vietnam Agreement on Basic Principles Guiding Settlement of Sea Issues; marine environment; marine biodiversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction; sustainable fisheries; Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf; International Seabed Authority; International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea; Somalia piracy); VIII. International law on outer space; IX. International human rights law (General position; rights of the child; Human Rights Council; Implementation of human rights instruments); X. International humanitarian law (protection of civilians in armed conflicts); XI. International law on disasters (protection of persons in the event of disasters); XII. International law on arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation (general position; Protocol to the Southeast Asia Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty; abandoned Japanese chemical weapons in China; landmines); XIII. International criminal law (International Criminal Court; the Bashir case; Mr. LIU Daqun elected as judge of international residual mechanism for criminal tribunals; UN Special Tribunal for Lebanon; scope and application of universal jurisdiction; immunity of state officials from foreign criminal ...