The Regime of Islands Reframed: Developments in the Definition of Islands under the International Law of the Sea

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Intro -- Contents -- The Regime of Islands Reframed: Developments in the Definition of Islands under the International Law of the Sea -- Abstract -- Keywords -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Defining Islands -- 2.1 International Legal Categorisation of Insular Features -- 2.2 Historical Developments in the Definition of Islands -- 2.2.1 Early Codification Efforts -- 2.2.2 The Drafting History of Article 121 of the LOSC -- 2.3 The Regime of Islands under the LOSC -- 2.3.1 Key Requirements for Insular Status -- 2.3.1.1 Naturally Formed -- 2.3.1.2 Area of Land -- 2.3.1.3 Surrounded by Water -- 2.3.1.4 Above High Tide -- 2.3.2 Rocks -- 2.4 Progress towards the Clarification of the Regime of Islands -- 2.4.1 State Practice -- 2.4.2 Treatment of Islands in Judicial Decisions -- 2.4.3 Views of Commentators -- 3 The Regime of Islands Reframed: The South China Sea Award and Article 121 -- 3.1 The Tribunal's Initial Considerations on the Status of Insular Features -- 3.2 The Tribunal's Interpretation of and Findings on Article 121 -- 3.2.1 Rock -- 3.2.2 Natural Capacity -- 3.2.3 Cannot -- 3.2.4 Sustain -- 3.2.5 Human Habitation -- 3.2.6 Economic Life of Their Own -- 3.2.7 Or -- 3.2.8 Present and Past Capacity -- 3.2.9 Assessment on a Case-by-Case Basis -- 3.2.10 Groups of Islands Sustaining Human Habitation and Economic Life -- 3.2.11 Borderline Cases -- 3.2.12 Context of Article 121(3) and the Object and Purpose of the LOSC -- 3.3 Application to the Spratly Islands and Scarborough Reef -- 4 Almost Islands?: Low-tide Elevations and Artificial Islands -- 4.1 Low-tide Elevations -- 4.2 Artificial Islands, Installations and Structures -- 4.3 Submerged Banks and Shoals -- 5 Reactions to the South China Sea Award -- 5.1 International Responses -- 5.2 Scholarly Views -- 5.2.1 The term "Rock" -- 5.2.2 Does Size Matter? -- 5.2.3 Natural State -- 5.2.4 Historical Evidence.

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The Regime of Islands Reframed: Developments in the Definition of Islands under the International Law of the Sea

In: Brill Research Perspectives in International Law

Schofield, Clive

Schofield, Clive

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The Regime of Islands Reframed: Developments in the Definition of Islands under the International Law of the Sea -- Clive Schofield -- Abstract -- Keywords -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Defining Islands -- 3 The Regime of Islands Reframed: The South China Sea Award and Article 121 -- 4 Almost Islands?: Low-tide Elevations and Artificial Islands -- 5 Reactions to the South China Sea Award -- 6 Conclusions and Implications -- List of Figures -- Authors Biography -- References.

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The regime of islands reframed: developments in the definition of islands under the international law of the sea

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Schofield, Clive H.

Schofield, Clive H.

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In 'The regime of islands reframed', Clive Schofield examines the definition of islands and other insular features under the international law of the sea with particular reference to the South China Sea case between China and the Philippines which has served to reframe understanding of this contentious area of international law

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