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Navigating The Shoals Of The South China Sea: International Law And Geopolitical Issues Surrounding The Passage Of Sovereign Immune Vessels And Aircraft, Anh Duc Ton
University of Wollongong Thesis Collection 1954-2016
The South China Sea is a semi-enclosed sea covering an area of approximately 3.5 million square kilometres and bordering China, Taiwan, and a number of other Southeast Asian States. As one of the busiest international sea lanes linking North East Asia with the rest of the world, securing maritime safety and the freedom of navigation in the South China Sea is essential for global trade. The region is also important from a military perspective. Military vessels and aircraft of regional and extra-regional countries transit through this maritime region, from the Pacific Ocean to the Indian Ocean and the Middle East. …
The Contribution Of Tuna Regional Fisheries Management Organisations To International Law, Pio Emosi Manoa
The Contribution Of Tuna Regional Fisheries Management Organisations To International Law, Pio Emosi Manoa
University of Wollongong Thesis Collection 1954-2016
International fisheries organisations have been in existence since 1902.1 Their emergence over the years was not on the basis of a logically consistent and overall design, but on when States identified the need for international cooperation in the management of fisheries. The introduction of international fisheries organisations may therefore be characterised as piecemeal and as ad hoc responses to specific concerns such as the need to obtain the best scientific information on a fishery, the management and status of shared stocks, and cooperation between fishing States. Heightened international concerns arising from overfishing and the Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing …
Balancing Shipping And The Protection Of The Marine Environment Of Straits Used For International Navigation: A Study Of The Straits Of Malacca And Singapore, Mohd Hazmi Bin Mohd Rusli
Balancing Shipping And The Protection Of The Marine Environment Of Straits Used For International Navigation: A Study Of The Straits Of Malacca And Singapore, Mohd Hazmi Bin Mohd Rusli
University of Wollongong Thesis Collection 1954-2016
The importance of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore for the global shipping industry and world trade can’t be underestimated. In 2010, these routes were navigated by more than 74,000 vessels of various types. If the Straits were to be closed to navigation, global trade would be adversely affected, thus, injuring the world’s economy. Issues relating to the marine environment of these Straits have always been contentious. The littoral States may enforce marine environmental protection measures to protect the straits under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982 (LOSC), but their powers are limited by the …