China said it would exercise judicial power in the disputed waters of illegal fishing or sentenced
2016/8/4 17:52:11 Source：BBC
China's Supreme Court issued two judicial interpretation related to the sea, said it would include territorial disputes in the East China Sea and the South China Sea and other waters under the jurisdiction of China to exercise judicial power.
The Chinese court said the two judicial interpretations come into force on Tuesday (August 2nd).
The judicial interpretation that the waters under the jurisdiction of China including inland water, territorial seas and territorial contiguous zone, exclusive economic zone, continental shelf, the other sea areas under the jurisdiction of and the people's Republic of China. If there are people for illegally fishing in these waters, will be sentenced to a maximum of one years in prison.
Hague arbitration court last month denied China's historic rights to the South China Sea in the case of the South China Sea arbitration case, which angered Beijing, which has called the decision "a piece of paper".
Released on Monday by the supreme law of the two judicial interpretations did not refer directly to the South China Sea and the South China Sea arbitration decision, but stressed that it is based on the Chinese law and in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the law of the sea.
"Judicial power is an important part of the state sovereignty," the Chinese Supreme Court said.
"The people's court shall actively exercise judicial power in the territorial waters of China, and support the administrative departments in accordance with the law to exercise the duties of marine management and defend China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights," the Chinese Supreme Court said.
According to the judicial interpretation, if someone illegally entering Chinese waters, and after being expelled refused to leave, and if someone after being punished or drive a year again to enter, will be regarded as serious crimes, was sentenced to a maximum of one years in prison.
China's Supreme Court said the judicial interpretation will be beneficial to the implementation of fisheries fishing related laws to provide judicial protection.
China claims sovereignty over most of the South China Sea region. But in this area of the Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam also claimed that sovereignty.
China has often detained fishermen from Philippines and Vietnam, while Chinese fishermen have been detained by other claimants.
