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Nachrichten, Termine, Experten
China’s large-scale land reclamations in the Spratly Islands in 2014 and 2015 threw long-standing contentions over the freedom of navigation through Southeast Asian waters into stark relief. The 2016 verdict of an arbitration tribunal against Chinese claims in the South China Sea further strengthened the view that a rising China was challenging both the international law of the sea and the US-led order.
What position should European decision makers take on this development? How can they help to ensure that the rule of international law prevails over the rule of force? Should European navies follow the United States’ calls and assist in securing the freedom of navigation and deploy naval assets in the South China Sea? If so, should these deployments come in the form of so-called Freedom of Navigation Operations (FONOPs)?
The experts at the GIGA Talk will also discuss whether European naval forces should participate in intensified naval exercises in this area and how the dispute over freedom of navigation is affecting the potential peaceful resolution of territorial disputes in the South China Sea.
Speakers:
Dr. Christian Wirth is Research Fellow at the German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) and Adjunct Research Fellow at Griffith University, Brisbane.
Prof. Dr. Alexander Proelss is Chair in International Law of the Sea and International Environmental Law, Public International Law and Public Law at Universität Hamburg.
Discussants:
Dr. Eva Pejsova is Associate Researcher at the Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique, Paris.
Dr. Sebastian Bruns is Head of the Center for Maritime Strategy and Security at the Institute for Security Policy at Kiel University.
Moderator:
Dr. Carolin Liss is Assistant Professor at the Vesalius College, Brussels, and Associate Fellow at the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt.
Information on participating / attending:
Please confirm your registration by sending an e-mail to berlin-registration@giga-hamburg.de. All registered participants will receive further information with details on the online event and a link to participate.
The Chatham House Rule applies to this event.
Date:
09/17/2020 16:00 - 09/17/2020
Event venue:
Online event
Online
Berlin
Germany
Target group:
all interested persons
Relevance:
international
Subject areas:
Law, Oceanology / climate, Politics
Types of events:
Seminar / workshop / discussion
Entry:
08/26/2020
Sender/author:
Verena Schweiger
Department:
Fachabteilung Kommunikation
Event is free:
yes
Language of the text:
English
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event66758
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