With contributions from some of the most well-known scholars and knowledgeable insiders in the field of South China Sea studies, this book offers an array of views from international relations and legal perspectives that will help enrich the ongoing global discussion on conflict management and resolution in the South China Sea.

Part I: Power Play and Recent Developments in the South China SeaChapter 1: South China Sea developments: ASEAN unity restored, Sino-Philippine tensions and ASEAN-China consultations on a Code of Conduct, Carlyle A. ThayerChapter 2: Review of the DOC and prospects of a COC: An ASEAN¿s perspective, Termsak ChalermpalanupapChapter 3: Chinäs changing approach to the South China Sea issue, Nong HongChapter 4: US interests in the South China Sea: International law and peaceful dispute resolution, Gregory PolingChapter 5: Japan and the South China Sea: In the context of new East Asian power relations, Kazuhiko TogoChapter 6: The 2002 Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea: Why has not it brought more peace and cooperation?, Stein TonnessonPart II: International Law, UNCLOS, and the South China SeaChapter 7: Disputed areas in the South China Sea, Robert BeckmanChapter 8: Graduations between land and sea: Recent developments and emerging clarity?, Clive Schofield & Ian Townsend-GaultChapter 9: Rights and jurisdiction over resources and obligations of coastal states: Validity of historic rights claims, Clive SymmonsChapter 10: Extended continental shelves in the South China Sea: Delimitation prospects and challenges, Jay BatongbacalChapter 11: Maritime regulation and enforcement: The legal framework for the South China Sea, Donald R. RothwellChapter 12: Joint development in the South China Sea: Selected issues, Nguyen Dang ThangPart III: Conflict Management and Resolution and the Future of the South China SeaChapter 13: Managing tensions in the South China Sea: Comparing the China-Philippines and the China-Vietnam approaches, Li Jianwei & Ramses AmerChapter 14: Conflict resolution in the South China Sea: An overview of progress made and remaining challenges, Ramses Amer & Nguyen Hong ThaoChapter 15: Establishing a marine peace park in the South China Sea: An option for implementing the DOC, Vu Hai DangChapter 16: Code of Conduct and the prevention and management of incidents in the South China Sea, Tran Truong ThuyChapter 17: Some legal aspects of the Philippines-China arbitration under Annex VII of the UNCLOS, Pham Lan Dung & Nguyen Ngoc LanChapter 18: Beyond Territorial and Maritime Disputes:The South China Sea as a Center of Global Rivalry or Platform for Prosperity?, Ian Storey