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CHAPTER 5.2: Game Changer in South China Sea Disputes

Robert C. Beckman

Robert C. Beckman is Head of the Ocean Law & Policy Programme at the NUS Centre for International Law, as well as Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore. He is also Adjunct Senior Fellow with the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. This article first appeared in The Straits Times on 14 July 2016 and in RSIS Commentary on 18 July 2016.

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The following sections are included:

SYNOPSIS
COMMENTARY
The Context: 1982 UNCLOS
The Root of the Disputes
Historic Rights, “Nine-Dash Line” and Sovereignty Disputes
Reefs, Rocks, Islands and EEZ
Significance of ‘No Islands Entitled to EEZ’ Decision
Low-tide Elevations
Island Building and Construction Activities
Game Changer in the South China Sea Disputes
Implications for International Community

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CHAPTER 5.2: Game Changer in South China Sea Disputes

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