"This collection of essays has its origin in two conferences held in Australia in October 1991"--Acknowledgements.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preliminary Material / James Crawford and Donald R. Rothwell -- List of Contributors / James Crawford and Donald R. Rothwell -- Acknowledgements / James Crawford and Donald R. Rothwell -- 1. Introduction / James Crawford -- 2. East Asia and the Law of the Sea / Jin-Hyun Paik -- 3. China and the Law of the Sea / Jeanette Greenfield -- 4. The Law of the Sea in the South Pacific / Edward P. Wolfers -- 5. Australia and the Law of the Sea / Henry Burmester -- 6. Environmental Law and the South Pacific: Law of the Sea Issues / Ben Boer -- 7. Environmental Regulation of the Southern Ocean / Donald R. Rothwell -- 8. South Pacific Island States and the New Regime of Fisheries: Issues of Law, Economy and Diplomacy / B. Martin Tsamenyi and Kwame Mfodwo -- 9. Combating Drift-Net Fishing in the Pacific / Bruce Miller -- 10. The Torres Strait Treaty after 15 Years: Some Observations from a Papua New Guinea Perspective / Dennis Renton -- 11. The High Seas Regime - Pacific Trends and Developments / Anthony Bergin -- 12. Navigation Issues in the Asian Pacific Region / Ivan Shearer -- 13. Maritime Confidence and Security Building Measures in the Asian Pacific Region and the Law of the Sea / Sam Bateman -- 14. Dispute Resolution and the Law of the Sea: Regional Problems and Prospects / Christine Chinkin -- 15. Prospects for the Law of the Sea in the Asian Pacific Region / James Crawford and Donald R. Rothwell -- Index / James Crawford and Donald R. Rothwell -- Publications on Ocean Development / Editor: Shigeru Oda.

The volume surveys and discusses the range of current issues arising in the law of the sea from an Asian-Pacific perspective. There have been major developments in the law of the sea in the region: many current controversies (e.g. over archipelagic sealanes passage, drift-net fishing and environmental management) have their origins, or important exemplars, in the region. The contributors include international lawyers, political scientists and government officials with expertise in the region. Particular aspects of the book which are of interest are: (a) its discussion of the perspectives of particular countries in the region (East Asia, Australia, the Pacific Islands); (b) its focus on issues of the marine environment and fisheries, including drift-net fishing; (c) discussion of specific developments which are of general interest (the Torres Strait Treaty and its implementation, maritime-confidence-building measures, dispute resolution); and (d) an overview of issues relating to high seas freedoms, including in particular transit through straits and archipelagoes. There is a concluding essay by the editors summarizing the various trends.

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