菲律宾政府对南沙群岛“主权诉求”的因由演变

从"国家安全"到"国家主权",从一般国际法原则到国际海洋法制度,综观菲律宾政府对南沙群岛主权主张的演变,其所提出的"证据"与"理由"均属其历史发展及民族主义情绪下行政或立法的产物。随着国际政治现实变化及国际法发展,菲律宾政府的法律主张从单方面依据国内主张或立法,逐步转变为寻求国际法支持,并向《联合国海洋法公约》所确立的制度靠近。未来随着国际法发展、菲律宾国内行政实践以及立法的变化,仍有进一步整合的可能性。

The Evolution of the Theories of Philippine Sovereignty over the Spratly Islands

The Philippines’claim of the sovereignty over the Spratly Islands has experienced the process from a“national security based”approach to a “national sovereignty based”approach,and soughts support from the general principles of international law and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea （UNCLOS ）. All evidences and reasons were merely administrative or legislative products made with the historical develop-ment under Philippines’nationalist sentiment.With the changes of international political realities and the devel-opment of international law,the Philippine government’s legal claims transformed gradually from basing purely on domestic claims or legislation to seeking support of international law,moving close to the system established by UNCLOS.Predictably,with the further development of international law and the changes of the Philippine domestic administration and legislation,there is still a possibility of philippines further integrating its legal basis of sovereignty over the Spratly islands.