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In: The South China Sea Arbitration
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China

  • Declaration of the Government of the People’s Republic of China on China’s Territorial Sea, 4 September 1958, reproduced in State Oceanic Administration, Department of Policy, Legislation and Planning, Collection of the Sea Laws and Regulations of the People’s Republic of China (4th edn, 2012) 295 72, 74, 237, 238, 301, 302

  • Declaration of the Government of the People’s Republic of China on the Baselines of the Territorial Sea of the People’s Republic of China, 15 May 1996, reproduced in State Oceanic Administration, Department of Policy, Legislation and Planning, Collection of the Sea Laws and Regulations of the People’s Republic of China (4th edn, 2012) 297 73, 302

  • Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Protection of Offshore Islands, 26 December 2009, reproduced in State Oceanic Administration, Department of Policy, Legislation and Planning, Collection of the Sea Laws and Regulations of the People’s Republic of China (4th edn, 2012) 364 68

  • Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone, 25 February 1992, reproduced in State Oceanic Administration, Department of Policy, Legislation and Planning, Collection of the Sea Laws and Regulations of the People’s Republic of China (4th edn, 2012) 301 72, 74, 85, 139, 241, 302

  • Law on the Exclusive Economic Zone and the Continental Shelf of the People’s Republic of China, 26 June 1998, reproduced in State Oceanic Administration, Department of Policy, Legislation and Planning, Collection of the Sea Laws and Regulations of the People’s Republic of China (4th edn, 2012) 305 81

  • Statement of the Government of the People’s Republic of China on the Baselines of the Territorial Sea of Diaoyu Dao and Its Affiliated Islands, 10 September 2012, www.un.org 303

Taiwan Authorities

  • Policy Guidelines for the South China Sea, 10 March 1993, republished in Kuan-Ming Sun, ‘Policy of the Republic of China towards the South China Sea: Recent Developments’ (1995) 19 Marine Policy 401, 408 82

Denmark

  • Order No 29 of 27 February 1903 respecting the supervision of fisheries in the sea surrounding the Faroe Islands and Iceland outside the Danish territorial sea, United Nations Legislative Series, Laws and Regulations on the Regime of the Territorial Sea, UN Doc st/leg/ser.b/6 (1957) 467 296

Ecuador

  • Decree No 607 of 29 August 1934, reproduced in United Nations Legislative Series, Laws and Regulations on the Regime of the Territorial Sea, UN Doc st/leg/ser.b/6 (1957) 478 297

  • Supreme Decree No 959-A of 28 June 1971, reproduced in Office for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, The Law of the Sea: Baselines: National Legislation With Illustrative Maps (1989) 154 297

Indonesia

  • Government Act No 4 in lieu of an Act concerning Indonesian Waters, 18 February 1960, reproduced in UN Doc a/conf.19/5/Add.1, 4 April 1960 301

Mauritius

  • Maritime Zones Act 1977, Act No 13 of 1977, 3 June 1977, www.un.org 230

  • Maritime Zone Act 2005, Act No 2 of 2005, 28 February 2005, los Bulletin No 62 (2006) 52 230, 287

Norway

  • Regulations relating to the limit of the Norwegian territorial sea around Svalbard laid down by Royal Decree of 1 June 2001, los Bulletin No 46 (2001) 72–80 299

  • Royal Decree concerning the Delimitation of the Territorial Waters of Parts of Svalbard, 25 September 1970, reproduced in Office for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, The Law of the Sea: Baselines: National Legislation With Illustrative Maps (1989) 244 299

Philippines

  • Presidential Decree No 1596 – Declaring Certain Areas Part of the Philippine Territory and Providing for their Government and Administration, 11 June 1978, www.officialgazette.gov.ph 140–142, 148, 256

  • Republic Act No 3046 – An Act to Define the Baselines of the Territorial Sea of the Philippines, 17 June 1961, United Nations Legislative Series, National Legislation and Treaties Relating to the Territorial Sea, the Contiguous Zone, the Continental Shelf, the High Seas and to Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources of the Sea, vol 15, UN Doc st/leg/ser.b/15 (1970) 105 300

  • Republic Act No 9522 – An Act to Amend Certain Provisions of Republic Act No 3046, as Amended by Republic Act No 5446, to Define the Archipelagic Baselines of the Philippines, and for Other Purposes, 10 March 2009, los Bulletin No 70 (2009) 32 104, 142, 143, 183, 257, 300, 338

Russian Federation

  • Federal Act on the Internal Maritime Waters, Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone of the Russian Federation, adopted by the State Duma on 16 July 1998, and approved by the Federation Council on 17 July 1998, los Bulletin No 46 (2001) 16–36 268, 287

  • Law of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the State Frontier of the ussr, 24 November 1982, Office of the Representative of the Secretary-General for the Law of the Sea, The Law of the Sea: Current Developments in State Practice (1987) 96–102 268

  • Regulations for the Protection of the State Frontier of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, 5 August 1960, reproduced in United Nations Legislative Series, National Legislation and Treaties Relating to the Law of the Sea, vol 16, UN Doc st/leg/ser.b/16 (1974) 34 287

Tonga

  • Maritime Zones Act 2009, Act No 10 of 2009, 23 April 2010, www.ffa.int 287

Viet Nam

  • Law of the Sea of Viet Nam, Law No 18/2012/qh13 of 21 June 2012, www.vietnamnews.vn 68, 106, 140, 216, 253

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