Keyuan Zou is Distinguished Professor, Dalian Maritime University, China and Harris Professor of International Law, University of Central Lancashire, UK. He specializes in international law, in particular, the law of the sea and international environmental law, and has published extensively with over 180 refereed English papers in over 30 international journals and various edited books. His single-authored books include Law of the Sea in East Asia: Issues and Prospects, China's Marine Legal System and the Law of the Sea, China's Legal Reform: Towards the Rule of Law and China-ASEAN Relations and International Law. His recent edited volumes include Global Commons and the Law of the Sea (2018), Maritime Cooperation in Semi-Enclosed Seas: Asian and European Experiences (2019) and The Belt and Road Initiative and the Law of the Sea (2020). He is a member of Editorial/Advisory Boards of the International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law, Ocean Development and International Law, Journal of International Wildlife Law and Policy, Marine Policy, Copenhagen Journal of Asian Studies, Journal of Territorial and Maritime Studies, Chinese Journal of International Law, Global Journal of Comparative Law, Asia-Pacific Journal of Ocean Law and Policy and Korean Journal of International & Comparative Law.

Part 1: History and Geostrategic Landscape 1. The South China Sea: Geographical Overview 2. The South China Sea: Historical Developments 3. Sea Lanes of Communication and Safety of Navigation 4. Maritime Security and Demilitarization Part 2: Sovereignty and Maritime Entitlements 5. The Territorial Sovereignty Disputes in the South China Sea 6. Competing Maritime Claims and Enduring Disputes in the South China Sea 7. The U-shaped Line and Its Legal Implications 8. Historic Rights and the South China Sea Part 3: South China Sea Policies of Major Claimants 9. China's South China Sea Policies 10. Malaysia and South China Sea Disputes: Applicability of International Law 11. Deciphering Duterte's Foreign Policy on the South China Sea 12. Vietnam's South China Sea Policy Part 4: Natural Resources and Environment 13. Fisheries Management in the South China Sea 14. Governance of Non-living Resources in the South China Sea 15. Biodiversity and Conservation 16. The South China Sea Environment: The Need for Formalised Institutional Interaction between Science, Policy and Law Part 5: Cooperation and Institutions 17. Semi-enclosed Sea Cooperation under UNCLOS 18. ASEAN and the South China Sea 19. From DOC to COC: A Regional Rule-based Order 20. Mainland China-Taiwan Interplay in the South China Sea 21. Cooperation Through Track II Mechanisms Part 6: Challenges and Prospects 22. Dispute Settlement Mechanisms for South China Sea Issues 23. The South China Sea Arbitration and Its Implications 24. US-China Rivalry in the South China Sea 25. Struggles for Prestige and Power: Command, Contest, and Confidence-building in the South China Sea, 960-2019