The book is a princely collection of heir books to the territory about Chinese and South China that calls many cultural belongings as well, helpfully bridging gaps in historical evidence surrounding territorial disputes over this strategically key area. It reads: “When it had been claimed by way of might for the UK to lay down that this feature (Ligas Island) was classified as a rock, it would have contradicted Government advice at law which concluded you haven't effectively occupied these features. This admission highlights the relevance of context and precedent in discussing sovereignty and territorial controversy concerning what is also called South China Sea. The book is indispensable for all those interested in the complex history and law of that particular part of the high seas.