The evening of June 7th，The 11th lecture of Shandong University Law School’s high-end forum on cultivating foreign-related legal talents was successfully held online。Gao Shengti, a second-level professor at the Institute of International Law of Wuhan University, spoke on the topic "On Japan's illegal sea area claims on Okinotorijiao"bet365 live online casino，Made a wonderful report。This lecture is hosted by Professor Dai Zonghan of bet365 app，Professor Li Weihai, Dean of the Institute of Military-Civil Integration and Rule of Law at China University of Political Science and Law、Bet365 app Assistant Researcher Tian Li participated in this lecture as a speaker。
Lecture in progress，Professor Gao Shengti first elaborated on Japan’s illegal sea area claims of Hedge Bird Reef，That is, citing Article 76 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (hereinafter referred to as the "Convention"), it is claimed that 350 nautical miles from the baseline of Okinotori Reef for measuring the width of the territorial sea shall be used as the boundary of the outer continental shelf。The core issue involved in this claim is the interpretation and application of Article 121 of the Convention。Secondly，Professor Gao Shengti introduced the diplomatic note battle of the United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (hereinafter referred to as the "Commission")。The United States does not object to Japan’s claim to extend the outer continental shelf of Bird Reef，China and South Korea hold objections，China and South Korea believe that the "Commission" has no right to review Japan's submission before the dispute is resolved by a competent authority。Subsequently，Professor Gao Shengti analyzed in detail the 2016 Philippines v. Zhongnanhai arbitration bet365 live online casinocase，The Arbitral Tribunal’s Interpretation of Article 121(3) of the Convention，And explain that relevant interpretations create double standards in the international practice，Contrary to the object and purpose of the Convention。Last，Professor Gao Shengti combined the five major cases of maritime delimitation in recent years，Proposed the future development direction of Japan’s claims on the outer continental shelf。Japan submitted a delimitation proposal to the "Commission"，It is not ruled out that this is preparation for the future transfer of overlapping delimitation disputes on the outer continental shelf to international judicial arbitration institutions for resolution。
Conversation session，Professor Li Weihai believes that the South China Sea Arbitration Tribunal created legal terms at will，The expanded interpretation of Article 121(3) of the Convention is a bad start，Our country should be wary of Japan using international judicial arbitration to satisfy its excessive desire for maritime rights and interests in the future。Assistant Researcher Tian Li started from two aspects: procedural issues and substantive issues，Rules of procedure for the institution、Scientific evidence、Put forward your own views on specific content such as national practice。Professor Gao Shengti answered one by one the content of the discussion and the students’ questions。
The end of the lecture，Professor Dai Zonghan affirmed the enlightenment Bet365 sportsbook reviewof the lecture in his summary，I would also like to express my heartfelt thanks to Professor Gao Shengti for his wonderful report and the speakers’ sharing。
Professor Gao Shengti，Graduated from the Law Department of National Taiwan University、Obtained dual master's degrees in international law from the University of Cambridge and the University of London in the UK and a PhD in international law from Leiden University in the Netherlands，Currently a second-level professor at Wuhan University、Doctoral Supervisor。Mainly studies issues of intergovernmental international organizations、International Aviation Law、Law of the Sea、Maritime delimitation issues in territorial disputes，Published more than 40 academic papers in SSCI publications such as International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law。
Text/Hu Yaoqi
Picture/Li Qian
Audit/Dai Zonghan
