Chinas Marine Laws

This volume focuses on the establishment and development of China’s marine legal system in the context of the new law of the sea centered on the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which China ratified in 1996.

This book includes twelve laws about the marine protection in present day China. They are: 1. Marine Protection Law of the People's Republic of China. 2. The One Hundredth Meeting of the Standing Committee of National People's Congress decided to approve the declaration of the government of People's Republic of China on China's territorial sea. 3. Law of the Peoples Republic of China on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone. 4. Law of the Peoples Republic of China on the Exclusive Economic Zone and the Continental Shelf. 5. Law of the Peoples Republic of China on the Marine Environment protection. 6. Law of the Peoples Republic of China on Evaluation of Environmental Effects. 7. Fisheries Law of the People's Republic of China. 8. Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Wildlife. 9. Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Exploitation of Offshore Petroleum Resources in Cooperation with Foreign Enterprises. 10. Provisions of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of Foreign-Related Maritime Scientific Research. 11. Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of Environmental Protection in the Exploration and Development of Offshore Petroleum. 12. Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Control Overdumping of Wastes in the Ocean.

The Chinese maritime and shipping market has been expanding enormously in recent times as its commercial capacity to perform shipping, ship building, banking and insurance activities grows and the role of the State as guarantor of commerce is gradually reduced. This book provides a detailed guide to current Chinese maritime law, written by an expert team of contributors and systematically covering key areas such as carriage of goods by sea, international trade, vessels and seafarers and maritime liabilities. The authors explore cutting-edge issues within each topic, and analyse current trends in law reform. The book will be of interest to academics researching commercial and maritime law, as well as maritime law practitioners and shipping industry professionals working with aspects of Chinese maritime practice.

A comprehensive treatment of Chinese maritime law and judicial practice, this book covers both substantive law and procedure law of maritime law in mainland China. This is a professional book for both academics and practitioners in the field of maritime law. Including analysis of and comment on judicial practice from the Supreme People’s Court, Higher People’s Courts and ten maritime courts, as well as a whitepaper of Chinese maritime adjudication for 30 years (1984-2014), this brings to an English-speaking audience for the first time some of the most technical aspects of maritime law. It is therefore an invaluable resource for all those interested in maritime law in China.

This book includes twelve laws about the marine protection in present day China. They are: 1. Marine Protection Law of the People's Republic of China. 2. The One Hundredth Meeting of the Standing Committee of National People's Congress decided to approve the declaration of the government of People's Republic of China on China's territorial sea. 3. Law of the Peoples Republic of China on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone. 4. Law of the Peoples Republic of China on the Exclusive Economic Zone and the Continental Shelf. 5. Law of the Peoples Republic of China on the Marine Environment protection. 6. Law of the Peoples Republic of China on Evaluation of Environmental Effects. 7. Fisheries Law of the People's Republic of China. 8. Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Wildlife. 9. Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Exploitation of Offshore Petroleum Resources in Cooperation with Foreign Enterprises. 10. Provisions of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of Foreign-Related Maritime Scientific Research. 11. Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of Environmental Protection in the Exploration and Development of Offshore Petroleum. 12. Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Control Overdumping of Wastes in the Ocean.

The focus of this book is on current ocean law and policy issues particularly in the region around China. The work will be useful to anyone concerned with law of the sea in general and the evolving attitudes of States near China in particular.

An in-depth examination of the law and geopolitics of China’s maritime disputes and their implications for the rules of the international law of the sea China’s Law of the Sea is the first comprehensive study of the law and geopolitics of China’s maritime disputes. It provides a rigorous empirical account of whether and how China is changing “the rules” of international order—specifically, the international law of the sea. Conflicts over specific rules lie at the heart of the disputes, which are about much more than sovereignty over islands and rocks in the South and East China Seas. Instead, the main contests concern the strategic maritime space associated with those islands. To consolidate control over this vital maritime space, China’s leaders have begun to implement “China’s law of the sea”: building domestic legal institutions, bureaucratic organizations, and a naval and maritime law enforcement apparatus to establish China’s preferred maritime rules on the water and in the diplomatic arena. Isaac B. Kardon examines China’s laws and policies to defend, exploit, study, administer, surveil, and patrol disputed waters. He also considers other claimants’ reactions to these Chinese practices, because other states must acquiesce for China’s preferences to become international rules. China’s maritime disputes offer unique insights into the nature and scope of China’s challenge to international order.

This text presents all the major maritime laws of China, with detailed explanations of the rationale behind the legislation. In the past two decades China has become a major trading and maritime nation, adopting over 20 maritime laws.

The Law of the Seabed reviews the most pressing legal questions raised by the use and protection of natural resources on and underneath the world’s seabeds. While barely accessible, the seabed plays a major role in the Earth’s ecological balance. It is both a medium and a resource, and is central to the blue economy. New uses and new knowledge about seabed ecosystems, and the risks of disputes due to competing interests, urge reflection on which regulatory approaches to pursue. The regulation of ocean activities is essentially sector-based, and the book puts in parallel the international and national regimes for seabed mining, oil and gas, energy generation, bottom fisheries, marine genetic resources, carbon sequestration and maritime security operations, both within and beyond the national jurisdiction. The book contains seven parts respectively addressing the definition of the seabed from a multidisciplinary perspective, the principles of jurisdiction delimitation under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), the regimes for use of non-living, living and marine biodiversity resources, the role of state and non-state actors, the laying and removal of installations, the principles for sustainable and equitable use (common heritage of mankind, precaution, benefit sharing), and management tools to ensure coexistence between activities as well as the protection of the marine environment.

The Chinese maritime and shipping market has been expanding enormously in recent times as its commercial capacity to perform shipping, ship building, banking and insurance activities grows and the role of the State as guarantor of commerce is gradually reduced. This book provides a detailed guide to current Chinese maritime law, written by an expert team of contributors and systematically covering key areas such as carriage of goods by sea, international trade, vessels and seafarers and maritime liabilities. The authors explore cutting-edge issues within each topic, and analyse current trends in law reform. The book will be of interest to academics researching commercial and maritime law, as well as maritime law practitioners and shipping industry professionals working with aspects of Chinese maritime practice.