1. Full name: Nguyen Hung Cuong                                 2. Sex: Male

3. Date of birth: 23 December 1984                                4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Admission decision number: 3506/QĐ-ĐT, dated 25 November 2011 issued by President of Vietnam National University, Hanoi

6. Changes in academic process: None

7. Official thesis title: “The Dispute Settlement of Continental Shelf according to International Law”

8. Major: International Law                                  9. Code: 62 38 01 08

10. Supervisors:            Associate Prof. Doan Nang      

11. Summary of the new results of the thesis:

- The thesis is the first scientific research that studies overall, deeply and comprehensively the theoretical issues of settlement of continental shelf disputes; the legal basics of settlement of continental shelf disputes, particularly UNCLOS and cases ruled by international tribunals; principles and means of resolving continental shelf disputes under international law; the assessment of the advantages and disadvantages of those means.

- The thesis is the first research that gives and evaluates new means of resolving the disputes over the continental shelf apart from the diplomatic means and adjudicative means.

- The thesis is the first research that comprehensively evaluates the practices of resolution of continental shelf disputes.

- The thesis is the first research that offers solutions and recommendations to improve international law on the settlement of continental shelf disputes.

- The thesis is the first research that classifies the South China Sea disputes in connection with the disputes over continental shelf; the impact of the political and diplomatic context, particularly ambitions, strategies and tactics of China, on resolving the disputes over the continental shelf between Vietnam and relevant countries.

- The thesis is the first research that offers overall solutions to resolve disputes over the continental shelf between Vietnam and relevant countries.

- The thesis is the first research that offers specific solutions to resolve each kind of the continental shelf dispute between Vietnam and relevant countries.

12. Practical applicability (if any): The research results of the thesis can possibly be applied to the settlement of Vietnam's continental shelf disputes. Additionally, the research results of the thesis can be used as a useful reference for government agencies, policy makers, and managers in the policy formulation and policy implementation of sea and ocean law as well as research organizations and educational institutions in research and teaching international law and marine law.

13. Further research orientation (if any): To research processes, procedures for resolving disputes over the continental shelf; strategy and tactics of the countries in the South China Sea in the settlement of disputes over the continental shelf; to continue to study the overall solution as well as specific solutions to resolving Vietnam’s continental shelf disputes.

14. Thesis-related publications:

[1] Nguyen Hung Cuong (2010), “The International Legal Aspects of the Determination of the Outer Limits of the Continental Shelf”, Journal of Science/Law, Vol. 26 No. 02 121 (in Vietnamese);

[2] Nguyen Ba Dien and Nguyen Hung Cuong (2012), eds., The Continental Shelf in International Law, Hanoi: Information and Communication Publishing House, (in Vietnamese).

[3] Nguyen Hung Cuong and Nguyen Ba Dien (2012), “United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and Dispute Resolution Mechanisms in Sea”, Jurisprudence Journal, No.12 08 (in Vietnamese);

[4] Nguyen Hung Cuong (2012), “International Law and Vietnamese Law on Management, Protection of Marine Resources” in Nguyen Ba Dien and Nguyen Truong Giang, eds., Reference Documentation for Training in Knowledge of Sea, Islands, Hanoi: Information and Communication Publishing House, 150-190 (in Vietnamese);

[5] Nguyen Hung Cuong and Nguyen Ba Dien (2013), “Resolution Mechanism for Disputes of Islands and Maritime Sovereignty according to International Law”, Journal of Science/Law, Vol. 29 No. 01 01 (in Vietnamese);

[6] Nguyen Hung Cuong (2014), “The Equitable Principle in the Delimitation of the Continental Shelf in Modern International Law”, Journal of Legal Studies, Vol. 30 No.4  47 (in Vietnamese);

[7] Nguyen Hung Cuong (2013-2014), Head of school level scientific research project of School of Law - Vietnam National University, namely “The Delimitation of Continental Shelf according to International Law”.