(English version) ASEAN Agreement on Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue Cooperation, published on January 2023

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This legal document contains ASEAN Agreement on Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue Cooperation, published on January 2023.

This new Agreement is pending ratification of ASEAN member states, after which it shall replace the 2010 ASEAN Declaration on Cooperation in Search and Rescue of Persons and Vessels in Distress at Sea.

by Tran Nguyen Quan

(English version) 2010 ASEAN Declaration on Cooperation in Search and Rescue of Persons and Vessels in Distress at Sea, 27 October 2010

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This legal document contains the 2010 ASEAN Declaration on Cooperation in Search and Rescue of Persons and Vessels in Distress at Sea, adopted on 27 October 2010.

This ASEAN Declaration shall be followed and replaced by the new ASEAN Agreement on Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue Cooperation, published in January 2023 and pending ASEAN's member states ratification.

by Tran Nguyen Quan

(Hindi, Burmese, and Thai version) Agreement between India, Myanmar, and Thailand on the determination of the trijunction point between the three countries in the Andaman Sea on 27 October 1993

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This legal document contains the Hindi, Burmese, and Thai versions of the Agreement between India, Myanmar, and Thailand on the determination of the trijunction point between the three countries in the Andaman Sea on 27 October 1993.

This Agreement was signed by the three countries recalling the 1978 India-Thailand seabed boundary Agreement, the 1980 Myanmar-Thailand maritime boundary Agreement, and the 1986 India-Myanmar maritime boundary Agreement.

Notably, Article 1 of the Agreement specifies the coordinates of the Trijunction point between the three countries called point T (09*38'00"N - 95*35'25"E), from/to which the boundaries subjected in the 3 bilateral Agreements mentioned in the previous paragraph shall extend to.

 

by Tran Nguyen Quan

(English version) Agreement between India, Myanmar, and Thailand on the determination of the trijunction point between the three countries in the Andaman Sea on 27 October 1993

  • Summary:

This legal document contains the Agreement between India, Myanmar, and Thailand on the determination of the trijunction point between the three countries in the Andaman Sea on 27 October 1993.

This Agreement was signed by the three countries recalling the 1978 India-Thailand seabed boundary Agreement, the 1980 Myanmar-Thailand maritime boundary Agreement, and the 1986 India-Myanmar maritime boundary Agreement.

Notably, Article 1 of the Agreement specifies the coordinates of the Trijunction point between the three countries called point T (09*38'00"N - 95*35'25"E), from/to which the boundaries subjected in the 3 bilateral Agreements mentioned in the previous paragraph shall extend to.

 

by Tran Nguyen Quan

(Bahasa Indonesian, Hindi, & Thai versions) Agreement between India. Indonesia, and Thailand Concerning the Determination of the Trijunction Point and the Delimitation of the Related Boundaries of the three Countries in the Andaman Sea on 22 June 1978

  • Summary:

This legal document contains the Indonesian, Hindi, and Thai versions of the Agreement between India. Indonesia, and Thailand Concerning the Determination of the Trijunction Point and the Delimitation of the Related Boundaries of the three Countries in the Andaman Sea signed on 22 June 1978. Notably, Article 1 of the Agreement specifies the coordinates of the Trijunction point from which the continental shelf boundary between any two of the three state parties.

The continental shelf boundary between India and Indonesia will be extended from the trijunction point south-westerly to point 0 mentioned in Article 1 of the two countries' Agreement on the continental shelf boundary in 1974. The seabed boundary between Indonesia and Thailand will be extended from the trijunction point south-easterly to point L mentioned in Article 1 of the two countries' Agreement on seabed boundaries in 1975. The sea bed boundary between India and Thailand will be extended from the trijunction point north-easterly to point 1 of the two countries' Agreement on seabed boundary signed on the same day as this Trilateral Agreement.

by Tran Nguyen Quan

(English version) Agreement between India. Indonesia, and Thailand Concerning the Determination of the Trijunction Point and the Delimitation of the Related Boundaries of the three Countries in the Andaman Sea on 22 June 1978

  • Summary:

This legal document contains the Agreement between India. Indonesia, and Thailand Concerning the Determination of the Trijunction Point and the Delimitation of the Related Boundaries of the three Countries in the Andaman Sea signed on 22 June 1978. Notably, Article 1 of the Agreement specifies the coordinates of the Trijunction point from which the continental shelf boundary between any two of the three state parties.

The continental shelf boundary between India and Indonesia will be extended from the trijunction point south-westerly to point 0 mentioned in Article 1 of the two countries' Agreement on the continental shelf boundary in 1974. The seabed boundary between Indonesia and Thailand will be extended from the trijunction point south-easterly to point L mentioned in Article 1 of the two countries' Agreement on seabed boundaries in 1975. The sea bed boundary between India and Thailand will be extended from the trijunction point north-easterly to point 1 of the two countries' Agreement on seabed boundary signed on the same day as this Trilateral Agreement.

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(Vietnamese version) Tripartite Agreement between the P.R. of China, the Philippines, and Vietnam for Joint Marine Scientific Research in Certain Areas in the South China Sea

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(English version) Agreement between Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand Relating to the Delimitation of the Continental Shelf Boundaries in the Northern Part of the Strait of Malacca on 21 December 1971

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This legal document contains the English version of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Indonesia, The Government of Malaysia, and the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand Relating to the Delimitation of the Continental Shelf Boundaries in the Northern Part of the Strait of Malacca signed on 21 December 1971. This Agreement concludes a common tripoint as a starting point for the continental shelves boundary between any two of the three parties. The coordinates of the tripoint are Latitude 5° 57.0' N Longitude 98° 01.5' E.

Article 1 provides that the continental shelves boundary between any two of the three parties shall extend to the tripoint, with the tripoint becoming the starting point of each boundary.

Adopted from The Geographer, the U.S. Bureau of Intelligence and Research of the Department of State

by Tran Nguyen Quan

(Vietnamese version) Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea on 4 November 2002

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This is the Vietnamese version of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC) signed in 2002 between ASEAN and the People's Republic of China.

The summary of the DOC can be found in the article on the English version of the DOC.

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(English version) Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea on 4 November 2002

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This legal document contains the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (the DOC) signed on 4 November 2002 between ASEAN and the People's Republic of China. The DOC is not legally binding. The document states the commitment of ASEAN (its member en bloc) and China on the UN charter, the 1982 UNCLOS, and other universally recognized multilateral principles governing state-to-state relations, which include their respect to the freedom of navigation in and overflight above the South China Sea. The DOC also reiterates parties' undertaking to settle the territorial and jurisdictional dispute via non-violent means, to exercise self-restraint from activities complicating the peace and stability in the South China Sea, and to conduct regular consultations. Finally, the DOC also mentions the future progress towards the code of conduct (COC) for the South China Sea to further promote peace and stability.

Because of the lack of enforcement clauses, the DOC works on a 'voluntary basis' and 'consensus' between all parties concerned to build trust and confidence. Therefore, this non-legally binding DOC has not effectively contributed to an official establishment of a COC, not to mention legally binding or not. Thus, ASEAN members and China are in essence stagnating since 2002 without an official establishment of the COC.

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