衡平原则及其在东海划界中的适用

衡平原则是大陆架划界中已经确立的习惯法规则,它的基本理念可以追溯到1909年常设仲裁法院的瑞典和挪威格里期巴丹那岛案。在该案中,常设仲裁法院首次“衡平考虑”了现实情况。在随后的国际实践中,各国都将衡平原则作为大陆架划界的前提和基础,经过国际法院和国际司法实践的推动,衡平原则逐步成为大陆架划界中受到普遍承认的习惯法规则。文章从衡平原则的发展过程人手,分析了衡平原则的法律地位和发展趋势,认为在中日东海大陆架划界中,衡平原则应当是首先适用的国际法规则。

Equitable Principle and its Application in Delimitation of East China Sea Continental Shelf

The Equitable Principle is the customary international law progressively developed in the practice of continental shelf delimitation, which could date back to the Grisbadarna Case between Sweden and Norway （the Permanent Court of Arbitration） in 1909. In that case, the PCA （Permanent Court of Arbitration） considered the relevant circumstances related to ＂equitability＂ for the first time. In the following international practice, the ICJ and other international institutions applied and developed the Equitable Principle when they made judgment on the delimitation of continental shelf. As a result, the Equitable Principle has become the customary international law in the delimitation of continental shelf. Based on the development of equitable principle,this paper analyzes the legal status and the developing trends of the Equitable Principle, and concludes that the Equitable Principle should be first applied in the SinoJapan Continental Shelf Delimitation.