全球海洋治理与中国实践

Teacher

Lei Xiaolu, Zhou Xiaoming, Alexandre Pereira da Silva, Jane Chan

First day of classes

6 July, 2026

Last day of classes

13 July, 2026

Course Credit

1

Course Description

Course Introduction

The ocean is the cradle of life on Earth and a crucial foundation for human survival and development. Global ocean governance bears on the survival, stability and common development of human society.

The international community is actively advancing cooperation and institutional building to address global challenges. Faced with common marine issues shared by all humankind, the international community has maintained sound communication and made remarkable progress in such fields as coordinated governance of climate change and the ocean, the exploitation of mineral resources and environmental protection in the Area, and the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity beyond national jurisdiction. These efforts demonstrate the collective will of the world to protect the ocean through global collaboration.

On the other hand, global ocean governance still faces severe challenges. The withdrawal of some countries from international organizations and treaties has undermined joint efforts to tackle global challenges. Geopolitical rivalry and major-power competition have intensified the contest over global shipping lanes, placing maritime security under severe pressure. Divergent national interests have led to difficulties in collective action. Disparities among countries in capital, technology and governance capacity further compound the difficulties of global ocean governance.

China is playingan increasingly important role in global ocean governance. In-depth participation in global ocean governance not only embodies China’s commitment as a responsible major country, but also serves the imperative needs of its domestic development. This course aims to illustrate the latest developments, challenges and opportunities of global ocean governance in emerging fields, as well as China’s participation and contributions in these spheres. It encourages students to explore how to balance national maritime rights and interests with global marine public goods through multilateralism and international cooperation, so as to foster a new framework of ocean governance that is fair, reasonable, cooperative and mutually beneficial.

Objective

--Introduce the basic international legal systems, emerging fields and challenges of global ocean governance.

--Broaden students’horizons, focus on the impacts of new technologies on global ocean governance, and stimulate their interest in exploring new technologies and methods to address relevant challenges.

--Explain China’s position and contributions, stimulate students’enthusiasm for safeguarding national maritime rights and interests, inspire them to correctly understand the balanced relationship between national maritime rights and the common interests of all mankind, and encourage students to explore Chinese solutions facing the common destiny of humanity.

Assignments (essay or other forms)

Participation in the course and the essay

Text Books and Reading Materials

梁西：《国际法》（第三版）， 出版社，2011年8月。

Eva Julia Lohse, Margherita Paola Poto and Violeta S. Radovich(ed.), Knowledge Co-Creation in Climate and Marine Governance, Tubingen : Mohr Siebeck, 2025.

Natalie Klein, Maritime Security and the Law of the Sea, Oxford University Press, 2011.

David Joseph Attard (ed.), David M Ong (ed.), Dino Kritsiotis (ed.), The IMLI Treatise On Global Ocean Governance: Volume I: UN and Global Ocean Governance, Oxford University Press, 2018