THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE ROLE OF INDONESIA
| Main Author: | Agusman, Damos Dumoli |
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| Format: | Article eJournal |
| Bahasa: | eng |
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INDONESIAN LAW JOURNAL
, 2016
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| Online Access: |
http://lib.law.ugm.ac.id/ojs/index.php/ILJ/article/view/4903 |
Daftar Isi:
- The dispute in the South China Sea, which mainly about, and rooted in, overlapping claim over maritime features by six countries bordering the South China Sea, is a complex and prliferated dispute. The dispute becomes more exacerbated when China starts embracing in its legal argumentthe ambiguous concept of '9-dashed-lines'. Amidst its controversy, China officially attached a map showing the 9-dash-lines in its note to the Commission on the limits of continental shelf in 2009 and in 2012 issued its passports showing the illustrative map. Many states, including Indonesia, have protested this map. However, the reluctance of the claimant states to bring the issue to an international court or using intermediary, preventing any progress towards an achievable solution and recently, the tension in South China Sea has risen dramatically. The on-going land reclamation in the South China Sea increased tensions and many undermine peace, security and stability in the region. The dispute now no longer involved claimant states, but also evokes non claimant states involvement. This Article attemts to explain the nature and recent developments the dispute in the South China Sea, the position of Indonesia in the midst of its dynamic development, as well as seeks the role that Indonesia has played and continues to play in preventing the dispute from escalation and in clarifying the nature of the conflict.