Law of the Sea: Product of the European Civilization:
It is generally believed, especially in Europe, that law of the sea, like other rules of inter-state conduct of modern international law, is a product of Western European Christian civilization to which non-European countries have contributed practically little or nothing. Ignorant or ignoring the rules of inter-state conduct amongst Asian countries, it is asserted with a sense of pride that international law is a ―product of the conscious activity of the European mind‖ and ―European beliefs‖ and is based on European state practices which were developed and consolidated only during the last three centuries.
1) Relying entirely and almost exclusively on European history and European sources, with rare exceptions
2) most of the Western scholars affirm or confirm this opinion. Although some of the ancient countries, like China, India, Egypt and Assyria
