Innocent passage for warships: The chinese doctrine and practice

Ocean Development and International Law

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 195-223

  Keyuan, Zou ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

China; Innocent passage; Law of the sea; Navigation; Territorial sea; Vessel; Warship

Indexed keywords

GEOPOLITICS; INTERNATIONAL LAW; NAVIGATION; TERRITORIALITY; UNCLOS;

CHINA;

EID: 0344878858     PISSN: 00908320     EISSN: 15210642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00908329809546124     Document Type: Article

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