Major law and policy issues in the South China Sea : European and American perspectives / edited by Yann-huei Song, Keyuan Zou.

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.