Abstract
Since the reform and opening up of China, numerous research organizations and institutions, both domestic and international, have started seeking permission to carry out marine scientific research in China's territorial sea, internal waters, and other jurisdictional waters. Due to the ambiguity of certain controversial concepts in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (hereinafter referred to as "the Convention") and the rapid advancements in science and technology, the management of foreign-related marine scientific research in China faces legal challenges in practice. For example, there are ongoing disputes regarding whether surveying activities fall within the scope of marine scientific research, how to manage foreign-related marine scientific research in disputed areas, and how to regulate the surveying activities of foreign-related marine buoys. This paper analyzes the legal issues concerning the management of foreign-related marine scientific research in China. It proposes solutions such as legal regulation of measurement activities, joint approval and enforcement of marine scientific research in disputed areas, and the formulation of relevant regulations on foreign-related marine buoys.
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How to cite this paper
Research on Legal Issues of Management of Foreign-related Marine Scientific Research
How to cite this paper: Yuhan Feng. (2024) Research on Legal Issues of Management of Foreign-related Marine Scientific Research. Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Science, 8(2), 382-386.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/jhass.2024.02.014