| 英文摘要 |
The Award for the South China Sea arbitration, initiated by the Philippines, was issued on 12 July 2016 by the Arbitral Tribunal constituted under Annex VII to the UNCLOS. The issue on the status of features has attracted worldwide attention. In the International Court of Justice precedents on maritime delimitation, the court has been trying not to interpret the wording in Article 121(3) of the UNCLOS, which is “sustain human habitation or economic life of their own”. However, in the South China Sea arbitration, the Tribunal not only interpret the aforementioned article, but also add more elements to it. This paper is going to review and analyze such development. |
