The French Institute for International and Strategic Relations and theGabriel Peri Foundation held a workshop in Paris on May 19 tohighlight new tensions in the East Sea.
Scores of domestic and foreign lawyers, professors and diplomats werebrought together at the event, the second of its kind, to help easetensions in the East Sea .
Discussions focusedon the region’s development since 2012, the role of the United Nationsand international law, and relevant European policies.
The workshop clarified the context and factors affecting coastalnations in the East Sea ; the role of geo-politics, security, andeconomics in the sea; and regional economic connection commitments suchas free trade agreements and the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement.
Notable developments in the East Sea highlightedat the event are China ’s unilateral claim of air defenceidentification zone over disputed waters with Japan and China ’sillegal placement of its oil rig Haiyang Shiyou 981 in Vietnam ’sexclusive economic zone and continental shelf in 2014.
Participants called on the European Union, including France , to joinglobal efforts to deal with disputes in the East Sea based oninternational law and the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law ofthe Sea.
They also recommended expanding cooperationframeworks in security and the military to ease tensions in the EastSea .
On May 18, a separate French Institute ofInternational Relations held a seminar highlighting law and historyperspectives to address East Sea issues.
Speaking at the function, Senior Associate Justice of the Philippines’Supreme Court Antonio T.Carpio said China has no legal basis forits “nine-dash line” claims.
From the historicalangle, members of the Chinese feudal Song Dynasty (960-1276) to QingDynasty (1644-1912) stated the southernmost point of China is Hainanisland.
In 2002, ASEAN member countries reached consensus on the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in East Sea , he said.
He added that the formulation of a Code of Conduct in the East Seacould serve as a mechanism to bring the involved parties to addresstheir differences and limit conflicts.-VNA
Scores of domestic and foreign lawyers, professors and diplomats werebrought together at the event, the second of its kind, to help easetensions in the East Sea .
Discussions focusedon the region’s development since 2012, the role of the United Nationsand international law, and relevant European policies.
The workshop clarified the context and factors affecting coastalnations in the East Sea ; the role of geo-politics, security, andeconomics in the sea; and regional economic connection commitments suchas free trade agreements and the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement.
Notable developments in the East Sea highlightedat the event are China ’s unilateral claim of air defenceidentification zone over disputed waters with Japan and China ’sillegal placement of its oil rig Haiyang Shiyou 981 in Vietnam ’sexclusive economic zone and continental shelf in 2014.
Participants called on the European Union, including France , to joinglobal efforts to deal with disputes in the East Sea based oninternational law and the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law ofthe Sea.
They also recommended expanding cooperationframeworks in security and the military to ease tensions in the EastSea .
On May 18, a separate French Institute ofInternational Relations held a seminar highlighting law and historyperspectives to address East Sea issues.
Speaking at the function, Senior Associate Justice of the Philippines’Supreme Court Antonio T.Carpio said China has no legal basis forits “nine-dash line” claims.
From the historicalangle, members of the Chinese feudal Song Dynasty (960-1276) to QingDynasty (1644-1912) stated the southernmost point of China is Hainanisland.
In 2002, ASEAN member countries reached consensus on the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in East Sea , he said.
He added that the formulation of a Code of Conduct in the East Seacould serve as a mechanism to bring the involved parties to addresstheir differences and limit conflicts.-VNA
