The South China Sea Arbitration’s contribution to the concept of juridical islands
1. Introduction The Permanent Court of Arbitration case launched by the Philippines against China in 2013 presented the Arbitral Tribunal with the opportunity to answer a number of fundamental legal questions to clarify legal rights in the South China Sea and to contribute significantly to the progressive development of the law of the sea. The...
The land dominates the sea (dominates the land dominates the sea)
1. Introduction It is a truth universally acknowledged that a State with a coast can claim maritime zones. This principle has been famously stated by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in its 1969 North Sea Continental shelf judgment, where the Court expressed the principle that ‘the land dominates the sea’.[1] Obviously, the land must...
