台灣四面環海，為典型的海洋國家，其地理、歷史、政治、經濟、文化、交 通及生態環境皆與海洋密不可分。1982《聯合國海洋法公約》於1994年底生效後， 台灣作為一個國際法上主權獨立的國家，與鄰近海域國家涉及海域主權、海洋資 源等主要管轄權所產生的爭端，就以「擁有釣魚臺列嶼領土主權」解釋相關國際 法規範，從歷史史觀及台灣漁民使用傳統漁場之「以陸就海原則」證諸擁有主權 之事證。期以當事國遵守國際公法，以釐清領土和海域的範圍，藉由外交方式或和平途徑尋求解決之道。

Taiwan is a typical marine country sun*ounded by ocean. Its geography, history, political, economy, culture, transportation, and ecological environment have close tight with the ocean. After “1982 United Nation Convention on the Law of the Sea”came to effect in the end of 1994, when comes to dispute concerning ocean right, ocean resource with the neighboring countries, Taiwan, as an internationally independent country, explains the related international convention with “possessing the territorial sovereign right of Senkaku Islands/5 From the histoiy viewpoint and the traditional fishing field of Taiwanese fishermen and the principal of “accommodate the ocean with the land，” the possessing right is evident. It is hoped that the concerning countries obey the international convention and clear up the territory and the sea area to seek for a solution through diplomatic method or peaceful way.