Islands versus rocks: claims over maritime entitlements and interpretation of Article 121 of the UNCLOS

• Main Author: Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: KZ Law of Nations
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/63861/19/Islands%20versus%20Rocks%20Conference%20Presenration%20.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/63861/25/63861_Islands%20versus%20Rocks.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/63861/; http://www.iium.edu.my/my/events/show/joint-international-conference-on-maritime-territorial-claims-dispute-resolution-2018

Maritime Territorial disputes, including the South China Sea, are very sensitive in nature and may even lead to coercive means. The main emphasis of the present paper is against man-made constructions which would ultimately change a small uninhabited rock or coral atoll to be a full-fledged island,...