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4 J. E. Asia & Int'l L. 377 (2011)
Problems and Practices in Maritime Delimitation in East Asia: With Special Reference to Taiwan

handle is hein.journals/jeasil4 and id is 372 raw text is: Maritime Delimitation & Taiwan 377 NOTES & COMMENTS Problems and Practices in Maritime Delimitation in East Asia: With Special Reference to Taiwan Michael Sheng-ti Gau * The countries in East Asia continue to have problems in maritime boundary delimitation. The collision on September 7, 2010 between a Chinese fishing vessel (Minjinyu) and a Japanese patrol boat in the waters near Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands is interesting to observe as a step in dispute settlement process. The differences between the PRC and Japan on maritime boundary delinitation for the East China Sea and the legal status of Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands are demonstrated by this incident. To see things in their context, it is necessary to observe the practices of East Asian countries in handling their maritine boundary delimitations, especially those involving islands zith disputed legal status. The rules of international law relating to the pacific settlemeni of dispute and maritime delimitation dispute resolution, which involve a preliminarj soereignty dispute over islands, are also relevant as a much broader background. The author oill examine chy certain maritime delinitation cases are particularlyj hard to handle. The lessons drawn from this paper is inspiring for Tai oan, a long -tine marginalized player in East Asian regional affairs. The author oill examine the difficulties and opportunities for Taizoan in maritime boundary delinitation and offer a suggestion on howo to accomplish such task with neighboring countries. Keywords Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands, Japan's Northern Territories, Maritime Boundary Delimitation, JDZ, Taiwan, Minjinyu Associate Professor of International Law at National Taiwan Ocean Universit,. LL.B. (NTU), LL.M. (Cantab & King s College, London), Ph.D. (Leiden). The author is thankful for the comments given by the reviewers and the encouragement of Professor Hu Nien-Tsu who organized a 2010 Conference on National Oceans Policymaking on August 27, 2010 in Taipei, Taiwan where the main ideas of this paper were presented. The opinions expressed here IV J EAIL 2 (?oil)

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