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2011.
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| Summary/Abstract |
This survey covers materials reflecting Chinese practice in 2010 relating to: I. Fundamental principles of international law (Five principles of peaceful coexistence; Rule of law at the national and international levels); II. International law of treaties (Effects of armed conflicts on treaties; Mr. HUANG Huikang elected as member of the International Law Commission (ILC); China-DPRK Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance); III. China's territorial integrity (China's core interest; Taiwan; Tibet; Diaoyu Island and its affiliated islands; Xisha Islands; Nansha Islands); IV. International law of the sea (General position; Development of the Chunxiao oil and gas field in the East China Sea; Military activities in the Yellow Sea; Freedom of navigation in the South China Sea; Nature of the Douglas Reef (Okinotori Reef); Somali piracy); V. International law on civil aviation (Beijing Convention and Protocol on Aviation Security); VI. International human rights law (General position on human rights; Racism and self-determination; Human organ transplantation; Freedom of information; Call for repatriation of Uighur terrorist suspects in Guantanamo to China; Expulsion of aliens; North Korean asylum seekers; UN High Commissioner for Refugee (UNHCR); Human Rights Council; Implementation of human rights instruments); VII. International humanitarian law (Protection of civilians in armed conflicts; Occupied Arab territories; Humanitarian assistance; The 1972 Sino-Japan Joint Statement); VIII. International law on disasters (Protection of persons in the event of disasters); IX. International law on arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation (General position; Ratification of CCW Protocol on Explosive Remnants of War); X. International criminal law (The International Criminal Court (ICC); The Bashir case; Scope and application of universal jurisdiction; Measures to eliminate international terrorism; Ratification of the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism; Bilateral treaty on extradition with Indonesia; The Park Joo-tark extradition case; Hacking and other cyber attack; Transnational organized crime; International drug control; Anti-corruption); XI. International environmental law (Climate change; Prevention of transboundary harm from hazardous activities and allocation of loss in the case of such harm; Use of water resources of Mekong River); XII. International law on diplomatic and consular relations (Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and Vienna Convention on Consular Relations; Responsibility of States to ensure protection of diplomatic personnel and premises; Diplomatic asylum; Ratification of bilateral consular agreements with the Philippines and Cambodia; The Rio Tinto case and bilateral consular agreement with Australia); XIII. International law on international organizations (Role of UN and its reforms; UN peacekeeping operations; Regional cooperation of Northeast Asia); XIV. International law on settlement of disputes (Shelling of Yeonpyeong Island incident; International Court of Justice (ICJ); Kosovo advisory case before the ICJ; Ms. XUE Hanqin Elected as Member of the ICJ).
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