The Influence of the Chinese Coast Guard on the Use of Force Doctrine in Maritime Context
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The role of the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) in the South China Sea has rapidly been turned into ‘the Chinese newest armed force’. With a hybrid nature as a civilian actor possessing naval combative capacity, the nature of the CCG has both shaped and defied the current use of force law in maritime context. This article aims to revisit the seminal case of the South China Sea Arbitration (The Philippines v. China) and investigate how the Hague Tribunal had considered this new state practice. Also, the article will examine whether the CCG would fall within the use of force doctrine. As the current law stands, there has not been any complete consideration of this perplexing nature. The Hague Tribunal took a precautious approach to limit its analysis of the CCG and the legality of the CCG’s activities under the use of force doctrine seems to be far from clarity.
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บทบาทของยามชายฝั่งจีนในเขตทะเลจีนใต้ได้เปลี่ยนแปลงไปจนกลายเป็นกองทัพใหม่ของจีน ด้วยลักษณะเฉพาะที่ภายนอกเป็นกองกำลังพลเรือนแต่มีความสามารถในการสู้รบราวกับทหารเรือ ลักษณะนี้ได้เปลียนแปลงการตีความหลักการใช้กำลังในกฎหมายระหว่างประเทศทางทะเล บทความนี้วิเคราะห์การเปลี่ยนแปลงที่เกิดขึ้นผ่านคำตัดสินของศาลอนุญาโตตุลากรในคดีพิทพาทในทะเลจีนใต้ ระหว่างฟิลิปปินส์และจีนและหลักการการใช้กำลังสากล อย่างไรก็ตาม ตอนนี้ก็ยังไม่มีการตีความกฎหมายที่ได้วิเคราะห์ถึงอิธิพลดังกล่าวอย่างสมบูรณ์
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