TY - BOOK AU - Song,Yann-huei AU - Zou,Keyuan TI - Major law and policy issues in the South China Sea: European and American perspectives T2 - Contemporary issues in the South China Sea SN - 9781409455943 (hardback : alk. paper) PY - 2014///] CY - Farnham, Surrey, England PB - Ashgate KW - Law of the sea KW - South China Sea KW - Pacific settlement of international disputes KW - National security KW - International cooperation KW - Territorial waters KW - South China Sea Region KW - Security, International KW - Safety measures N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; South China Sea issues in European and American perspectives : an introduction; Yann-huei Song and Keyuan Zou --; Regional maritime cooperation in the South China Sea : COBSEA and PEMSEA; Jon M. Van Dyke and Sherry P. Broder --; China-ASEAN and the South China Sea : Chinese assertiveness and Southeast Asian responses; Carlyle A. Thayer --; An analysis of China's claim to historic rights in the South China Sea; Peter A. Dutton --; Possibility of US accession to the LOS Convention and its potential impact on state practices and maritime claims in the South China Sea; Yann-huei Song --; Maritime boundary delimitation, excessive claims and effective regime building in the South China Sea; Sam Bateman --; Bringing the South Pole to the South China Sea : towards the establishment of an international regime for peace and security; Keyuan Zou --; Bringing the North Pole to the South China Sea : dots and lines on maps and their explanation; Erik Franckx --; Close encounters of the maritime kind : freedom of navigation and its impact on the South China Sea problem; Geoffrey Till --; Jockeying for position in the South China Sea : cooperative strategy or managed conflict?; Theresa Fallon --; Could China and Vietnam resolve the conflicts in the South China Sea?; Stein Tnnesson --; The South China Sea : a piece in the global naval encirclement strategy of Taiwan by mainland China; Daniel Schaeffer --; Confidence-building measures in the South China Sea and implications for US-Taiwan-China relations; Cheng-yi Lin --; The South China Sea workshop process and the need for Taiwan's continuing involvement in regional ocean initiatives; Ian Townsend-Gault --; Conclusions and further reflections; Yann-huei Song and Keyuan Zou ER -