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Why are the Disputes in the South China Sea So Intractable? A Historical Approach

Why are the Disputes in the South China Sea So Intractable? A Historical Approach Why are the Disputes in the South China Sea So Intractable? A Historical Approach S tein T ønnesson International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO) Norway Introduction 1 There are at least three ways of writing the history of a sovereignty dis- pute. The Ž rst applies a national perspective, goes as far back in history as possible in order to Ž nd evidence that the territory in question is an inviolable part of the national patrimony, and demonstrates how sover- eignty has been continuously upheld through prescription, occupation and utilization. The second composes a non-partisan legal treatise, presents the chronology of con icting claims to sovereignty, and evaluates their relative merits on the basis of international law (cf. Austin, 1998; Valencia, Dyke, and Ludwig, 1997). The third makes the dispute a part of general inter- national history, analysing events and trends on the basis of changes in the international system and in the balance of power (cf. Renouvin, 1946; Joyaux, 1985, 1988; Yahuda, 1996). In this article, we shall follow the third approach and let changes in international power relations underpin the structure of the analysis. Each section starts with a characterization of the international system and power http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Asian Journal of Social Science Brill

Why are the Disputes in the South China Sea So Intractable? A Historical Approach

Tonnesson, Stein
Asian Journal of Social Science , Volume 30 (3): 570 – Jan 1, 2002
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Why are the Disputes in the South China Sea So Intractable? A Historical Approach S tein T ønnesson International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO) Norway Introduction 1 There are at least three ways of writing the history of a sovereignty dis- pute. The Ž rst applies a national perspective, goes as far back in history as possible in order to Ž nd evidence that the territory in question is an inviolable part of the national patrimony, and demonstrates how sover- eignty has been continuously upheld through prescription, occupation and utilization. The second composes a non-partisan legal treatise, presents the chronology of con icting claims to sovereignty, and evaluates their relative merits on the basis of international law (cf. Austin, 1998; Valencia, Dyke, and Ludwig, 1997). The third makes the dispute a part of general inter- national history, analysing events and trends on the basis of changes in the international system and in the balance of power (cf. Renouvin, 1946; Joyaux, 1985, 1988; Yahuda, 1996). In this article, we shall follow the third approach and let changes in international power relations underpin the structure of the analysis. Each section starts with a characterization of the international system and power

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