SemesterFall Semester, 2025
DepartmentSophomore Class of BA in Global Governance Junior Class of BA in Global Governance Senior Class of BA in Global Governance
Course NameThe Law of the Sea-Legal Framework, State Practice, and Challenges
InstructorTien Lipin
Credit3.0
Course TypeElective
Prerequisite
Course Objective
Course Description
Course Schedule












































































































Week



Topic



Content and Reading Assignment



Teaching Activities and Homework



1



Origins and Evolution of the Law of the Sea



Main Steps Toward Codification of the Law of the Sea



Oxford Handbook 1~46



Lecture, Group Discussions



General Overview for Week 2



2



BaselinesNormal Baseline & Straight Baselnes



Normal Baselines



Straight Baselines



Maritime Features



Oxford Handbook 69~87



UNCLOS Art. 5~7, 10, 13, 121



Lecture, Group Discussions and/or Presentations/Short Papers



General Overview for Week 3



3



Sovereignty – Territorial Sea & Internal Waters



Innocent Passage



Oxford Handbook 91~102



UNCLOS Art. 3, 4, 8, 17~19, 21, 24~25



Lecture, Group Discussions and/or Presentations/Short Papers



General Overview for Week 4



4



Straits Used for International Navigation



Transit Passage



Oxford Handbook 118~124



UNCLOS Art. 35, 36, 38, 39, 44, 45



Lecture, Group Discussions and/or Presentations/Short Papers



General Overview for Week 5



5



Archipelagic States



Archipelagic Baselines



Archipelagic Waters



Oxford Handbook 142~150



UNCLOS Art. 8, 47, 49, 50, 51, 52, 54



Lecture, Group Discussions and/or Presentations/Short Papers



General Overview for Week 6



6



Sovereign Rights – Contiguous Zone & EEZ



Concept of Sovereign Rights



Rights & Duties



Oxford Handbook



UNCLOS Art. 33, 55~58, 73



Lecture, Group Discussions and/or Presentations/Short Papers



General Overview for Week 7



7



Mare Liberum – High Seas



Freedoms of Navigation and Flight-over



Due Regards



Oxford Handbook 203~213



UNCLOS Art. 87~90, 92, 94, 98~105, 107, 108, 110~115



Lecture, Group Discussions and/or Presentations/Short Papers



General Overview for Week 9



Preparing for Mid-term



8



Mid-term



Presentation or/and Examination



 



9



Exploration & Exploitation – Continental Shelf, Sea Bed, & Mining



Development of Continental Regime



Right of Coastal States & Other States



Oxford Handbook 184~195, 228~230



UNCLOS Art. 56, 76~79, 81~83, 85



Lecture, Group Discussions and/or Presentations/Short Papers



General Overview for Week 10



10



Fishing and Living Resources



Framework of Protection



Requirement of Conservation



Sovereign Rights & Natural Resources



Oxford Handbook 448~459, 497~501, 503~504



UNCLOS Art. 56, 116~119



1995 United Nations Fish



Stocks Agreement (FSA)



Lecture, Group Discussions and/or Presentations/Short Papers



General Overview for Week 11



11



Protection and Preservation of the Maritime Environment



Typology of Marine Pollution



Protection of the Marine Environment in the UNCLOS



Yoshifumi Tanaka 322~382



UNCLOS Art. 213~222



Lecture, Group Discussions and/or Presentations/Short Papers



General Overview for Week 12



12



Maritime Delimitation



Framework of Delimitation



Oxford Handbook 254~279



UNCLOS Art. 15, 74, 76, 83, 84



Lecture, Group Discussions and/or Presentations/Short Papers



General Overview for Week 13



13



Military Activities on the Seas



Military Operations



Peaceful Purposes



Oxford Handbook 866~887



UNCLOS Art. 29~32, 55, 56, 58, 87, 88, 95



Lecture, Group Discussions and/or Presentations/Short Papers



General Overview for Week 14



14



Law Enforcement on the Seas



Flag States



Jurisdiction



Right of Visit & Hot Pursuit



Oxford Handbook 231~225, 504~507, 596~603



UNCLOS Art. 73, 97, 99~105, 107, 108, 110~115



Lecture, Group Discussions and/or Presentations/Short Papers



General Overview for Week 15



15



Settlement of Dispute



Obligation to Settle Dispute



Oxford Handbook 395~415



Lecture, Group Discussions and/or Presentations/Short Papers



Preparing for Final



16



Final



Presentation or/and Examination



 




 















































































































週次



課程主題



課程內容與指定閱讀



教學活動與作業



1



海洋法緣起與演繹



法典化主要進程



Oxford Handbook 1~46



課堂講授、分組討論、報告



略讀下週進度



2



基線:正常基線與直線基線



正常基線、直線基線、海上地物



Oxford Handbook 69~87



UNCLOS Art. 5~7, 10, 13, 121



課堂講授、分組討論、報告



略讀下週進度



3



主權領海及內水



無害通過



Oxford Handbook 91~102



UNCLOS Art. 3, 4, 8, 17~19, 21, 24~25



課堂講授、分組討論、報告



略讀下週進度



4



供國際航行之海峽



過境通行



Oxford Handbook 118~124



UNCLOS Art. 35, 36, 38, 39, 44, 45



課堂講授、分組討論、報告



略讀下週進度



5



群島國



群島基線、群島水域



Oxford Handbook 142~150



UNCLOS Art. 8, 47, 49, 50, 51, 52, 54



課堂講授、分組討論、報告



略讀下週進度



6



主權權利鄰接區與專屬經濟海域



主權權利概念



權利與責任



Oxford Handbook



UNCLOS Art. 33, 55~58, 73



課堂講授、分組討論、報告



略讀下週進度



7



海洋自由公海



航行自由、飛越自由



適當顧及之義務



Oxford Handbook 203~213



UNCLOS Art. 87~90, 92, 94, 98~105, 107, 108, 110~115



課堂講授、分組討論、報告



略讀下週進度



準備期中考試/報告



8



期中考



報告或考試



 



9



大陸礁層、海床之探勘與利用



大陸礁層概念之發展、沿岸國及其他國家之權利與義務



Oxford Handbook 184~195, 228~230



UNCLOS Art. 56, 76~79, 81~83, 85



課堂講授、分組討論、報告



略讀下週進度



10



漁源及生物資源



機制與架構、保護之必要、主權權利與自然資源



Oxford Handbook 448~459, 497~501, 503~504



UNCLOS Art. 56, 116~119



1995 United Nations Fish



Stocks Agreement (FSA)



課堂講授、分組討論、報告



略讀下週進度



11



海洋環境之保護與保全



海洋汙染態樣、公約環保機制



Yoshifumi Tanaka 322~382



UNCLOS Art. 213~222



課堂講授、分組討論、報告



略讀下週進度



12



海域劃界



劃界機制與爭議



Oxford Handbook 254~279



UNCLOS Art. 15, 74, 76, 83, 84



課堂講授、分組討論、報告



略讀下週進度



13



海上軍事行動



軍事行動、公海和平目的、適當顧及義務



Oxford Handbook 866~887



UNCLOS Art. 29~32, 55, 56, 58, 87, 88, 95



課堂講授、分組討論、報告



略讀下週進度



14



海上執法



船旗國、管轄權、登臨、緊追權



Oxford Handbook 231~225, 504~507, 596~603



UNCLOS Art. 73, 97, 99~105, 107, 108, 110~115



課堂講授、分組討論、報告



略讀下週進度



15



海洋紛爭和平解決



和平解決紛爭之義務



Oxford Handbook 395~415



課堂講授、分組討論、報告



略讀下週進度



準備期末考試/報告



16



期末考



報告或考試



 



Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant
Requirement/Grading

Mid-term presentation or/and examination 30%



Final presentation or/and examination 40%



Participation 20%



Attendance 10%



 



期中報告或考試30%



期末報告或考試40%



課堂參與成績20%



出席10%



 


Textbook & Reference

1. Rothwell, Donald R., Alex G. Oude Elferink, Karen N. Scott, and Tim Stephens, eds. The Oxford Handbook of the Law of the Sea. Oxford University Press, 2015.



2. Yoshifumi Tanaka, The International Law of the Sea. Cambridge University Press, 2019.



3. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Dec. 10, 1982, 1833 U.N.T.S. 3.


Urls about Course
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea https://www.un.org/depts/los/convention_agreements/texts/unclos/unclos_e.pdf United Nations Treaty Collection https://treaties.un.org/pages/Treaties.aspx?id=21&subid=A&clang=_en Maritime Space: Maritime Zones and Maritime Delimitation https://www.un.org/depts/los/LEGISLATIONANDTREATIES/index.htm Limits in the Seas, U.S. Department of State https://www.state.gov/limits-in-the-seas National Ocean Service https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/ Max Planck Encyclopedias of International Law https://opil.ouplaw.com/home/MPIL Britannica https://www.britannica.com/browse/Oceans-Seas/1
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