Maritime Boundary Disputes, Settlement Processes, and the Law of the Sea

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PREFACE Harry N. Scheiber and David D. Caron, Co-Directors, Law of the Sea Institute, University of California at Berkeley ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION Seoung-Yong Hong and Jon M. Van Dyke I. Climate Change, Sea Level Rise and the Coming Uncertainty in Oceanic Boundaries: A Proposal to Avoid Conflict David D. Caron II. The Trouble with Islands: Th e Defi nition and Role of Islands and Rocks in Maritime Boundary delimitation Clive Schofield III. Disputes Over Islands and Maritime Boundaries in East Asia Jon M. Van Dyke IV. Sino-Japanese Jurisdictional Delimitation in East China Sea: Approaches to Dispute Settlement Ji Guoxing V. Some Thoughts on Maritime Boundary Delimitation Masahiro Miyoshi VI. Intertemporal Law, Recent Judgments and Territorial Disputes in Asia Seokwoo Lee VII. Some Legal Aspects of Territorial Disputes over Islands Kentaro Serita VIII. Okinotorishima: A Rock or an Island? Recent Maritime Boundary Controversy between Japan and Taiwan/China Yann-huei Song IX. Canada-U.S. International Ocean Law Relations in the North Pacific: Disputes, Agreements and Cooperation Ted L. McDorman X. Maritime Boundary Delimitation and Cooperative Management of Transboundary Hydrocarbons in the Ultra-Deepwaters of the Gulf of Mexico Richard J. McLaughlin XI. The Law of the Sea Convention and the Antarctic Treaty System: Constraints or Complementarity? Marcus Haward XII. The Contribution of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea to International Law Helmut Tuerk XIII. The Tomimaru Case: Confiscation and Prompt Release Bernard H. Oxman INDEX