kulawrKutafin Law ReviewKutafin Law Review2713-05252713-0533MSAL10.17803/2313-5395.2018.2.10.330-355kulawr-64Research ArticleNORTH PACIFIC REGIONAL LEGAL ISSUESLegal Issues Regarding Artificial Island Under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982 - the China Case Study in the South China SeaPhuocN. H.nhphuoc@hcmulaw.edu.vnHo Chi Minh City University of LawRussian Federation20182904202052330355Copyright © Phuoc N.H., 20202020Phuoc N.H.Phuoc N.H.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://kulawr.msal.ru/jour/article/view/64

The paper aims at clarifying the legal issues relating to the concepts, conditions, construction procedures, legal status and jurisdiction of the States under the provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (hereinafter UNCLOS). Also, the paper analyses the legal basis and the negative concequences of illegal construction of artificial islands by China on the reefs and low-tide elevations on the Spratly Islands (the Truong Sa Islands) in the South China Sea.

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