Ms. Nguyen Dang Cam Nhung graduated at Law Faculty, Vinh University, Nghe An province, Vietnam in 2019. Her research interests include contract law, commercial law, and criminal law. Her paper “The tendency to reduce and abolish the death penalty in Asian countries: a perspective of human rights- based approach” appeared in the International Conference Proceedings titled “Death Penalty in Asia: Law and Practice” published by Asian Law Centre, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne, School of Law, Vietnam National University Hanoi, Anti – Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN) and Graduate Academy of Social Sciences, Vietnam.
Implementation of the principle of pacta sunt servanda to keep security in the South China Sea
Abstract:
Preserving the security in the South China Sea is also keeping the security in Southeast Asia, Asia Pacific and over the world. In order to do this, nations have to comply with international law in general and UNCLOS 1982 (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea) in particular. The implementation of the provisions of such international law has to base on the spirit of compliance with the basic principles of international law, especially the principle of Pacta sunt servanda.
Clearly, conflicts in the South China Sea in recent years have demonstrated the lack of respect and compliance with international law in general and UNCLOS 1982 in particular, which clearly shows a lack of goodwill in the full implementation of the principle of Pacta sunt servanda in these countries. Furthermore, the lack of goodwill in implementing this principle of some countries in South China Sea areas has set bad precedents and poses a threat to security and peace in the South China Sea.
The paper aims to clarify the principle of Pacta sunt servanda and the role of this principle in the implementation of international law, especially UNCLOS 1982 in keeping security and peace in the South China Sea today.