Subject: Occupied Spratly Islands
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original date 30 jun 08
Dear Colleagues,
I am trying to update the list of occupied Spratly Island features that I originally presented in my 1996 IBRU Maritime Briefing, The Spratly Islands Dispute: Who's On First? pp. 53-55. Can anyone direct me to a good--that is, well documented--current list? My thanks for any assistance!
Sincerely,
Dan Dzurek
hi dan
precious little fresh stuff available anywhere it seems
tho i cant vouch for the ultimate goodness of all its documentation
this interesting recent blog entry
http://www.lowyinterpreter.org/post/2008/09/Revisiting-the-Spratlys.aspx
& its several also interesting & recent internal links
appear to address & update at least the key islets
the wikipedia article that was also suggested appears to rely on info as outdated as your own
but just with a couple of later details casually inserted
thus lending a rather false impression of general currency
&
it is opportune to underscore here also that the concerns expressed in this forum about a rush to occupy & militarize desert islands thanx to the recent icj pedra branca precedent
as for example in the third point made here originally
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A2=ind0802&L=INT-BOUNDARIES&P=R8667&X=12765136968372FC18
do indeed appear already full blown in the spratly bunch
notwithstanding the less recent agreed code of conduct to the contrary
for as with the eebc & kosovo precedents
i tried to forewarn you all & to forestall their ill effects
& i dont mean you specifically dan
but the jurists among us in particular
so i hope i will be heeded better next time
anyway
cheers to one & all
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