Conflicting claims in the South China Sea

China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei claim sovereignty over some or all of the same islands in the South China Sea, and tensions are growing. Mischief Reef serves as a barometer of the (...) →

The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which defines international law applying to the sea, was adopted in 1982 at Montego Bay, Jamaica. It introduced the concept of the exclusive (...) →