Pacific Ocean Boundary Problems

by Johnston, Douglas M.; Valencia, Mark

• ISBN13: 9780792308621
• ISBN10: 079230862X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1991-04-01
• Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	vii
Introduction
The Challenge of Ocean Boundary-Making	1	(1)
The Significance of the Pacific Ocean in Boundary Diplomacy	2	(1)
The Law of the Sea and Extended Jurisdiction	3	(2)
Ocean Boundary Delimitation and the Law of the Sea	5	(4)
The Functions and Functionality of Ocean Boundary Treaties	9	(7)
Ocean Boundary Diplomacy
The Boundary-Making Process	16	(2)
Alternative Settlements	18	(2)
Alternative Delimitation Techniques	20	(3)
Alternative Arrangements	23	(4)
Alternative Diplomatic Strategies	27	(2)
Relevant Factors	29	(12)
The Pacific Ocean Environment
Regional and Cross-Regional Perspectives	41	(2)
The Physical Setting of Pacific Ocean Boundary Problems	43	(2)
Relevant Factors	45	(17)
Northeast Pacific	45	(1)
Northwest Pacific	46	(4)
West Pacific	50	(8)
Southwest and Central Pacific	58	(2)
East and Southeast Pacific	60	(2)
Existing Settlements and Arrangements	62	(16)
Northeast Pacific	62	(3)
Northwest Pacific	65	(1)
West Pacific	66	(8)
Southwest and Central Pacific	74	(1)
East and Southeast Pacific	75	(3)
Unsolved Boundary Problems	78	(17)
Northeast Pacific	78	(1)
Northwest Pacific	78	(3)
West Pacific	81	(3)
Southwest and Central Pacific	84	(1)
East and Southeast Pacific	85	(10)
Complex Boundary Problems in the Pcific Ocean
Northeast Pacific	95	(9)
Bering Sea	95	(3)
Dixon Entrance Area	98	(3)
Juan de Fuca Area	101	(3)
Northwest Pacific	104	(17)
Senkaku/Tiao-yu Tai Area (East China Sea)	104	(9)
Tok-do/Takeshima Area	113	(2)
Yellow Sea	115	(3)
Southern Kuriles (`Northern Territories')	118	(3)
West Pacific	121	(38)
Spartly Islands Area	121	(7)
Natuna Area	128	(6)
Eastern Gulf of Thailand	134	(10)
Gulf of Tonkin	144	(7)
Celebes Sea	151	(6)
Malacca and Singapore Straits	157	(2)
Southwest and Central Pacific	159	(1)
East and Southeast Pacific	160	(11)
Conclusions
The Factors Revisited	171	(11)
The Options Revisited	182	(3)
The Hypotheses Revisited	185	(4)
Bibliography	189	(20)
List of Figures	209	(2)
Index	211