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Book Review 475 Book Review Sharing the Resources of the South China Sea, by Mark J. Valencia, Jon M. Van Dyke and Noel A. Ludwig (Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1997) 280 pp. This book is the 31 st volume in a series on international, legal, institutional and policy aspects of ocean development, which was begun by Judge Shigera Oda in 1976. Sharing the Resources of the South China is concerned with the peaceful resolution of the outstanding problem of the South China Sea. The South China Sea and the Spratly Islands in particular are the subject of a six-party dispute over sovereignty and jurisdiction involving China, Taiwan, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and Brunei. What distinguishes the situation in the South China Sea from other marine areas is the implacable nature of the conflict between the parties, the fact that hostilities have broken out in the past, troops are deployed and recourse to force on a sporadic basis is commonplace. This makes for a highly dangerous situation, one which could lead to a serious armed conflict, with profoundly destabilising consequences for the region. The South China Sea is one of the world's largest marginal seas of the oceans and has long been http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law Brill

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The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law , Volume 13 (3): 475 – Jan 1, 1998
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Brill
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© 1998 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
0927-3522
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1571-8085
DOI
10.1163/157180898X00210
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475 Book Review Sharing the Resources of the South China Sea, by Mark J. Valencia, Jon M. Van Dyke and Noel A. Ludwig (Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1997) 280 pp. This book is the 31 st volume in a series on international, legal, institutional and policy aspects of ocean development, which was begun by Judge Shigera Oda in 1976. Sharing the Resources of the South China is concerned with the peaceful resolution of the outstanding problem of the South China Sea. The South China Sea and the Spratly Islands in particular are the subject of a six-party dispute over sovereignty and jurisdiction involving China, Taiwan, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and Brunei. What distinguishes the situation in the South China Sea from other marine areas is the implacable nature of the conflict between the parties, the fact that hostilities have broken out in the past, troops are deployed and recourse to force on a sporadic basis is commonplace. This makes for a highly dangerous situation, one which could lead to a serious armed conflict, with profoundly destabilising consequences for the region. The South China Sea is one of the world's largest marginal seas of the oceans and has long been

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