Denise Russell. Piracy and Terrorism on the Sea” (pgs. 60-82), Who Rules the Waves? “Modern Pluto Press, 2010 Piracy, Overfishing, and Mining the Oceans. for Debate: Sailing Beyond the Rule of Law,’ July 23, 2015 The New York Times, ‘Room Paul Greenberg, Can Hook Polluters in Court” “Fishermen Steve Cotton, That Provide a Veil of Secrecy” “Flags Ning Yen, Seafood Industry Must Set the Standards” “The Adjoa Anyimadu, Local Court Action Can Curb Piracy” “Aggressive John Huggins, Accountability, and Prosecution” “Reporting, Mark Young, and Enforcement in Ports Can Be Effective” “Technology [MID-TERM EXAMINATION] Part II Case Studies in Politics – Week 7 Maritime Territorial Disputes: the Arctic and the South China Sea – The Law of the Sea Treaty contains provisions for dividing up the ocean into jurisdictional zones, including areas owned and/or controlled by coastal states. Unfortunately, the guidance for territorial demarcation has failed to resolve several regional disputes over ocean territory. This week, a single session will focus on contemporary maritime territorial disputes in two regional seas. The Arctic Ocean contains disputes over continental shelf claims and international straits, while the South China Sea contains disputes over the status of over 250 mostly uninhabited islands. The strategic, economic, and human implications of control over these territories will be examined so that students can understand the interests that drive policy and practice in these regions. Total pages: 55 Paul Berkman. of Arctic Sea-Ice Minima.” The Brown Journal of World Affairs “Geopolitics XIX, no. I (Fall/Winter 2012): 145–54. Michael Byers. (pgs. 1-10) and Straits” (pgs. 128-142 only), International “Introduction” “Arctic Cambridge University Press (2013) Law and the Arctic. Xavier Furtado, Law and the Dispute over the Spratly Islands: Whither “International UNCLOS?” 21, no. 3 (December 1999): 386-404 Contemporary Southeast Asia Robert Kaplan. Humanist Dilemma” (pgs. 5-21), Asia’s Cauldron: The South China Sea “The Random House, 2014 and the End of a Stable Pacific Order. Edward Wong and Jonathan Ansfield, Bolster Its Claims, China Plants Islands in Disputed “To Waters,” (2014) The New York Times
Denise Russell. “Modern Piracy and Terrorism on the Sea” (pgs. 60-82), Who Rules the Waves? Piracy, Overfishing, and Mining the Oceans. Pluto Press, 2010 ‘Room for Debate: Sailing Beyond the Rule of Law,’ The New York Times, July 23, 2015 Paul Greenberg, “Fishermen Can Hook Polluters in Court” Steve Cotton, “Flags That Provide a Veil of Secrecy” Ning Yen, “The Seafood Industry Must Set the Standards” Adjoa Anyimadu, “Aggressive Local Court Action Can Curb Piracy” John Huggins, “Reporting, Accountability, and Prosecution” Mark Young, “Technology and Enforcement in Ports Can Be Effective” [MID-TERM EXAMINATION] Part II – Case Studies in Politics Week 7 – Maritime Territorial Disputes: the Arctic and the South China Sea The Law of the Sea Treaty contains provisions for dividing up the ocean into jurisdictional zones, including areas owned and/or controlled by coastal states. Unfortunately, the guidance for territorial demarcation has failed to resolve several regional disputes over ocean territory. This week, a single session will focus on contemporary maritime territorial disputes in two regional seas. The Arctic Ocean contains disputes over continental shelf claims and international straits, while the South China Sea contains disputes over the status of over 250 mostly uninhabited islands. The strategic, economic, and human implications of control over these territories will be examined so that students can understand the interests that drive policy and practice in these regions. Total pages: 55 Paul Berkman. “Geopolitics of Arctic Sea-Ice Minima.” The Brown Journal of World Affairs XIX, no. I (Fall/Winter 2012): 145–54. Michael Byers. “Introduction” (pgs. 1-10) and “Arctic Straits” (pgs. 128-142 only), International Law and the Arctic. Cambridge University Press (2013) Xavier Furtado, “International Law and the Dispute over the Spratly Islands: Whither UNCLOS?” Contemporary Southeast Asia 21, no. 3 (December 1999): 386-404 Robert Kaplan. “The Humanist Dilemma” (pgs. 5-21), Asia’s Cauldron: The South China Sea and the End of a Stable Pacific Order. Random House, 2014 Edward Wong and Jonathan Ansfield, “To Bolster Its Claims, China Plants Islands in Disputed Waters,” The New York Times (2014)
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