The principle that the land dominates the sea in the context of South China Sea disputes: a critical appraisal

• Main Author: Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: IIUM Press 2022
• Subjects: K1150 Maritime Law
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/102909/1/The%20Principle%20that%20the%20land%20Dominate%20the%20Sea%2C%20Article%2C%20IIUM%20Law%20Journal%2C%20Vol%2030%2C%20No.%202%20%282022%29.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/102909/2/Cover%20page%20and%20table%20of%20contents%2C%20IIUM%20Law%20Journal%20Vol.%2030%2C%20No.%202%20%282022%29.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/102909/3/Vol.%2030%20No.%202%20%282022%29_%20Vol.%2030%20No.%202%20%282022%29_%20IIUM%20Law%20Journal%20_%20IIUM%20Law%20Journal.mhtml; http://irep.iium.edu.my/102909/; https://journals.iium.edu.my/iiumlj/index.php/iiumlj/issue/view/54

According to the principle that the land dominates the sea, the land is always the basis for any claim of maritime entitlements. Without a land with a coastline or coastal front under its sovereignty, no state can claim any maritime entitlement. The land here includes not only the continental mainla...