釣魚台列嶼領土主張的法律理由

The Legal Grounds for the Territorial Claim to Tiaoyutai Islands

在1970年，中國與日本間發生釣魚台列嶼的領土爭端。中華民國政府所提支持釣魚台列嶼主張的理由，是植基於釣魚台列嶼的地理、地質、歷史及民間使用，以及植基於國際法。由於國際法是規制國際社會的法秩序，因此，對於釣魚台列嶼領土主張的理由，宜植基於國際法。本文將說明如何形成支撐釣魚台列嶼領土主張的理由。 In 1970, the territorial dispute over Tiaoyutai Islands between China and Japan came into being. To support its claim to Tiaoyutai Islands, the government of Republic of China has adduced some grounds, which are based on geography, geology, history and civilian use of Tiaoyutai Islands, and international law. Given that international law is the legal order which governs the international community, the suitable grounds for a territorial claim should be based on international law. This article will elucidate how to form the legal grounds for the territorial claim to Tiaoyutai Islands.