论东海大陆架划界原则

由于对国际公约关于大陆架划界适用上立场不同,加之东海大陆架油气资源储量可观,中日两国在东海大陆架划界上存在着分歧。海洋划界需要有关国家通过协议实现公平解决,一国单方面确定国际海洋边界并将之强加于对方的行为是国际法所不许可的。日本所主张的“中间线”方法不构成划界的国际法规范,不具备约束力;中国所主张的“公平原则”,不仅是《联合国海洋法公约》明文规定的最基本的客观标准,也是国际司法实践确立的基本原则。

Principles in Delimitation of the Continental Shelf in East China Sea

Due to the different positions for the delimitation of the continental shelf in international conventions,and the optimistic estimate of oil and natural gas resources in the continental shelf of East China Sea,there's divergence between China and Japan in the delimitation of the continental shelf of East China Sea.Maritime delimitation should be effected by an agreement between relevant countries with a view to equitable solution.Unilateral delimitation by one party is forbidden by international law.The stand of equidistant line by Japan is not binding because it doesn't conform to international legal norms therein;the equity principle held by China,however,is not only the basic criterion in UNCLOS,but also the basic rule in international practices.