Oxford Handbook of International Law in Asia and the Pacific

This Handbook surveys how international law is applied and interpreted in the Asia-Pacific region. It explores Asia's contribution to the development of international law and whether a distinct 'Asian' approach can be percieved.

List of contents

• 1: Introduction


• 2: Simon Chesterman: Asia's Ambivalence on International Law


• 3: Tan Hsien-Li: Regional Organizations


• 4: Tony Anghie: History and Theory of International Law


• 5: WPS Sidhu: Regional Peace and Security


• 6: Hurst Hannum: Human Rights


• 7: Suzannah Linton: International Humanitarian Law and International Criminal Law


• 8: Ben Boer: International Environmental Law


• 9: Robert C. Beckman: Law of the Sea


• 10: Wang Jiangyu: International Economic Law


• 11: Hisashi Owada: Dispute Settlement


• 12: Li Zhaojie: China


• 13: Toshiki Mogami: Japan


• 14: Seokwoo Lee and Hee Eun Lee: South Korea


• 15: Vitit Muntabhorn: Thailand


• 16: Hikmahanto Juwana: Indonesia


• 17: Romel Bagares: The Philippines


• 18: Li-ann Thio and Kevin YL Tan: Singapore


• 19: Abdul Ghafur Hamid @ Khin Maung Sein: Malaysia


• 20: Trinh Hai Yen: Vietnam


• 21: Mahdev Mohan: Cambodia


• 22: Catherine Renshaw: Myanmar


• 23: BS Chimni: India


• 24: Ahmer Bilal Soofi: Pakistan


• 25: Kamal Hossain and Sharif Bhuiyan: Bangladesh


• 26: Pratyush Nath Upreti and Surya Subedi: Nepal


• 27: Rohan Perera: Sri Lanka


• 28: Marina Girshovich: Central Asian States


• 29: Veronica Taylor: Afghanistan


• 30: Ben Saul: Australia


• 31: Kenneth Keith: New Zealand


• 32: Jennifer Corrin: Pacific Island States

About the author

Simon Chesterman is Dean and Professor at the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law and Editor of the Asian Journal of International Law.

Hisashi Owada is a Judge and former President of the International Court of Justice. Prior to joining the Court he served as a Japanese diplomat and law professor.

Ben Saul is Challis Chair of International Law at the University of Sydney, a barrister, and an Associate Fellow of Chatham House (the Royal Institute of International Affairs).

Summary

This Handbook surveys how international law is applied and interpreted in the Asia-Pacific region. It explores Asia's contribution to the development of international law and whether a distinct 'Asian' approach can be percieved.

Product details

• Authors: Simon (Dean and Professor Chesterman
• Assisted by: Simon Chesterman (Editor), Simon (Dean and Professor Chesterman (Editor), Chesterman Simon (Editor), Hisashi Owada (Editor), Hisashi (Judge and former President Owada (Editor), Owada Hisashi (Editor), Ben Saul (Editor), Ben (Challis Chair of International Law Saul (Editor), Saul Ben (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2019
• EAN: 9780198793854
• ISBN: 978-0-19-879385-4
• No. of pages: 904
• Series: Oxford Handbooks; Oxford Handbooks
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; Asia, LAW / Legal History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, LAW / International, LAW / Jurisprudence, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, International Relations, Systems of law, Public International Law, Legal History