Intro
Preface
Contents
1 Introduction
1.1 The Nansha Islands from Different Perspectives
1.1.1 The Natural Characteristics of the Nansha Islands
1.1.2 The Geopolitics and Geo-Economics Meanings of the Nansha Islands
1.1.3 Regional Culture Characteristics of the Nansha Islands
1.1.4 The Nansha Islands Discovered Early by China
1.1.5 The Nansha Islands from the Western's Perspectives
1.2 Current Situation of the Occupied Islands of the Nansha Islands
1.2.1 Current Situation of Partial Islands Seized by Vietnam

1.2.2 Nansha Islands and Its Waters Seized by the Philippines
1.2.3 Illegal Activities by Malaysia on the Nansha Islands and Its Waters
References
2 Application of International Law Theories to the Dispute on the Nansha Islands
2.1 Territory Acquisition and Change in International Law
2.1.1 Territory Acquisition in International Law
2.1.2 Ways of Territorial Change in International Law
2.2 Ways of Territory Acquisition and Change Applied to the Nansha Islands Dispute
2.3 The Complexity of the Dispute on the Nansha Islands
2.3.1 The Categories of International Disputes

2.3.2 The Dispute of Nansha Islands Is a Mixed Legal and Political Dispute
References
3 The Legal Meaning of Maps and Its Applications to the Sovereignty Dispute on the Nansha Islands
3.1 The Legal Meaning of Maps
3.1.1 General Functions of Maps
3.1.2 Legal Functions of Maps
3.2 Maps at Home and Abroad that Demonstrate the Nansha Islands Belonging to China
3.2.1 The Chinese Government Reconfirmed the Evident Fact the that Nansha Islands Belonged to China by Publishing Maps

3.2.2 Maps of State Parties Concerning the Disputes on the Nansha Islands that Demonstrate the Nansha Islands Belong to China
3.2.3 Maps Published by Other Countries that Acknowledge China's Sovereignty Over the Nansha Islands
3.3 China Has Indisputable Sovereignty Over the Nansha Islands from the Legal Functions of Maps
References
4 Jurisprudential Grounds for China's Claim for Rights Over the Nansha Islands and Surrounding Sea Areas
4.1 China Has Indisputable Sovereignty Over the Nansha Islands According to Intertemporal International Law

4.1.1 Discussions and Resolutions of Intertemporal International Law
4.1.2 Cases Related to Intertemporal International Law
4.1.3 The Application of Intertemporal Law in the Sovereignty Dispute Over the Nansha Islands
4.1.4 The Key Date and the Dispute on Sovereignty Over the Nansha Islands
4.2 China Has the First Discovery Right Over the Nansha Islands
4.2.1 Discussions on Discovery from Worldwide Authoritative Public International Law Scholars and States' Practice