アジア太平洋国際法

内容・進め方・主要文献等

Course Description

This intensive course will examine how the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is being developed through State practice to deal with threats such as piracy, maritime terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) by sea. We will begin by examining how UNCLOS strikes a balance between the interests of user states to use the vital sea lanes of the oceans as highways, and the interests of coastal states to protect their marine and coastal environment from ship-source pollution. We will then focus on the Straits of Malacca and Singapore , which is the busiest and most important sea lane in the world and vital to the interests of States in East Asia . We will first examine the regime of transit passage, and then e x amine the new Cooperative Mechanism adopted in 2007 by littoral states, user states and the International Maritime Organization to take cooperative measures to enhance safety of navigation and environmental protection in the Straits. We will then examine the steps that have been taken to deal with the threat of piracy and maritime terrorism in the Straits, including the relevance of the 1988 Convention for the Suppression of Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation Convention (SUA). We will compare these measures to the difficulties the international community is facing when attempting to combat Somali piracy off the Gulf of Aden . We will then study the US-led initiatives to deal with the threat of the proliferation of WMD by sea, including the interdiction and inspection of ships under the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) and the resolutions of the UN Security Council on North Korea . We will then examine the problems arising from US military activities in the exclusive economic zone of China. Finally, we will examine the sensitive political and legal issues relating to the sovereignty disputes over off-shore islands in East Asia and over the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea , and examine the relevance of UNCLOS and the prospects for cooperation or for managing potential conflicts. We will conclude by examining the impact of the recent extended continental shelf claims by States in East Asia and Southeast Asia .

Schedule of Topics:

1. UNCLOS -- History and Overview

2. UNCLOS Passage Regimes: high seas freedoms, innocent passage and transit passage

3. New Cooperative Mechanism for the Straits of Malacca and Singapore

4. Piracy in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore and piracy off Somalia and in the Gulf of Aden

5. The US-led Proliferation Security Initiative and UN Security Council Resolutions on DPR Korea

6. US military activities in the exclusive economic zone of China

7. Sovereignty disputes over islands in Asia and prospects for cooperation in disputed waters

8. Extended Continental Shelf Claims by States in East & SE Asia

講義日程：　※予定。変更になる場合があります。

2月15日（月）  9:00 - 12:00     UNCLOS 概観
　　　　　　　　  17:00 - 19:00     UNCLOS の航行レジーム
2月16日（火）  9:00 - 12:00      マラッカシンガポール海峡の海賊対策
                    17:00 - 19:00      ソマリアの海賊対策
2月17日（水）  9:00 - 12:00      グループワーク・セッション
2月18日（木）  9:00 - 12:00      米国の北朝鮮対策
                    17:00 - 19:00      中国域での活動
2月19日（金）   9:00 - 12:00      アジアにおける島をめぐる紛争
                     17:00 - 19:00      大陸棚延伸問題

教材等

12月頃にリーディング・マテリアルを配布します 。

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