Chinese Practice in Public International Law: 2008*

摘要

This Survey covers materials reflecting Chinese practice in 2008 relating to: I. Fundamental Principles of International Law (Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence; Respect of State Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity; Non-Intervention of Internal Affairs; Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes); II. International Peace and Security (Fight against Terrorism; Women, Peace and Security; The Zimbabwe Situation; The Darfur Situation in Sudan; The Kosovo Issue); III. International Law on Disarmament and Arms Control (Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation; Chemical Weapons; Biological Weapons); IV. International Law on Recognition (Kosovo; South Ossetia and Abkhazia); V. China's Territorial Integrity and Boundaries (Taiwan; Tibet; Xisha Islands and Nansha Islands; Diaoyu Islands; China–Russia Boundary; China–India Boundary); VI. International Law of the Sea (Delimitation of the East China Sea; Delimitation of the Outer Limits of Continental Shelf Beyond 200 NMs; Straits Use for International Navigation; Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity beyond Areas of National Jurisdiction; International Seabed Authority; International Tribunal of the Law of the Sea (ITLOS); China's Convoy Fleet in Somalia Coast); VII. International Law on Outer Space (Peaceful Use of Outer Space; Anti-Satellite Weapons); VIII. International Law on the Treatment of Aliens (Frontier Health and Quarantine; North Korean Asylum-seekers in China); IX. International Law on Human Rights (Rule of Law; Death Penalty; Rights of the Child; Women's Rights; Torture; Rights of the Persons with Disabilities; Dialogue on Human Rights; Human Rights Council; Implementation of Human Rights Instruments); X. International Humanitarian Law (Children in Armed Conflict; Landmines; Explosive Remnants of War; Cluster Munitions; Tear Gas; Right of Individual Claims for Violations of International Humanitarian Law; Search of US soldiers remains in China and North Korea); XI. International Law on Treaties (Reservations to Treaties; Effects of Armed Conflicts on Treaties); XII. International Law on Environment (Principle of “Common but Differentiated Responsibilities”; Shared Natural Resources; Climate Change); XIII. International Law on Diplomatic Relations and Consular Relations (Effective Measures to Enhance the Protection, Security and Safety of Diplomatic and Consular Missions and Representatives; Diplomatic Privileges); XIV. International Criminal Law (International Criminal Court (ICC); Immunity of State Officials from Foreign Criminal Jurisdiction; Criminal Accountability of United Nations Officials and Experts on Mission; Repatriation of Some Chinese in Guantanamo; International Suppression of Drug Crimes; Conclusion of Treaties on Extradition and Criminal Mutual Assistance); XV. Charter of the United Nations (Importance of the United Nations and the Role of China; Sanctions by the United Nations; Amendment of the UN Charter; Reform of the Security Council); XVI. International Law on International Organizations; XVII. International Law on Disaster Relief.