Leszek Buszynski is a Visiting Fellow at the National Security College, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.Christopher B. Roberts is Associate Professor and Director of Executive Development at the Australian Defence Force Academy campus of the University of New South Wales, Canberra, Australia.

'The contributors to The South China Sea Maritime Dispute prove that the legal paradigm cannot solely address the causes and consequences in the SCS disputes, but political explanation can supplement the practicality of research.'Jiye Kim, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India, Pacific Affairs

• Introduction 1. The Origins and Development of the South China Sea Maritime Dispute 2. Adrift on Complex Waters: Geographical, Geopolitical and Legal Dimensions to the South China Sea Disputes 3. The 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and its Relevance to Maritime Disputes in the South China Sea 4. China’s South China Sea Policy: Evolution, Claims and Challenge 5. Vietnam’s Evolving Claims in the South China Sea 6. The 2012 Scarborough Shoal Stand-Off: From Stalemate to Escalation of the South China Sea Dispute? 7. ASEAN: the Challenge of Unity in Diversity 8. The US Rebalance to Asia and the South China Sea Disputes 9. Australia’s Interests in the South China Sea 10. The South China Sea as a ‘Crisis’ 11. The South China Sea: Stabilization and Resolution Conclusion

Leszek Buszynski is a Visiting Fellow at the National Security College, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.Christopher B. Roberts is Associate Professor and Director of Executive Development at the Australian Defence Force Academy campus of the University of New South Wales, Canberra, Australia.

'The contributors to The South China Sea Maritime Dispute prove that the legal paradigm cannot solely address the causes and consequences in the SCS disputes, but political explanation can supplement the practicality of research.'Jiye Kim, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India, Pacific Affairs

• Introduction 1. The Origins and Development of the South China Sea Maritime Dispute 2. Adrift on Complex Waters: Geographical, Geopolitical and Legal Dimensions to the South China Sea Disputes 3. The 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and its Relevance to Maritime Disputes in the South China Sea 4. China’s South China Sea Policy: Evolution, Claims and Challenge 5. Vietnam’s Evolving Claims in the South China Sea 6. The 2012 Scarborough Shoal Stand-Off: From Stalemate to Escalation of the South China Sea Dispute? 7. ASEAN: the Challenge of Unity in Diversity 8. The US Rebalance to Asia and the South China Sea Disputes 9. Australia’s Interests in the South China Sea 10. The South China Sea as a ‘Crisis’ 11. The South China Sea: Stabilization and Resolution Conclusion

Leszek Buszynski is a Visiting Fellow at the National Security College, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.Christopher B. Roberts is Associate Professor and Director of Executive Development at the Australian Defence Force Academy campus of the University of New South Wales, Canberra, Australia.

'The contributors to The South China Sea Maritime Dispute prove that the legal paradigm cannot solely address the causes and consequences in the SCS disputes, but political explanation can supplement the practicality of research.'Jiye Kim, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India, Pacific Affairs

• Introduction 1. The Origins and Development of the South China Sea Maritime Dispute 2. Adrift on Complex Waters: Geographical, Geopolitical and Legal Dimensions to the South China Sea Disputes 3. The 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and its Relevance to Maritime Disputes in the South China Sea 4. China’s South China Sea Policy: Evolution, Claims and Challenge 5. Vietnam’s Evolving Claims in the South China Sea 6. The 2012 Scarborough Shoal Stand-Off: From Stalemate to Escalation of the South China Sea Dispute? 7. ASEAN: the Challenge of Unity in Diversity 8. The US Rebalance to Asia and the South China Sea Disputes 9. Australia’s Interests in the South China Sea 10. The South China Sea as a ‘Crisis’ 11. The South China Sea: Stabilization and Resolution Conclusion