TY - BOOK AU - Yi,Sŏg-u AU - Gullett,Warwick Loweth TI - Asia-Pacific and the implementation of the law of the sea: regional legislative and policy approaches to the Law of the Sea Convention T2 - Maritime cooperation in East Asia SN - 9789004310711 AV - KZA1146.P16 U1 - 341.4/5091823 23 PY - 2016/// CY - Leiden, Boston PB - Brill Nijhoff KW - Law of the sea KW - Pacific Area KW - Southeast Asia KW - East Asia N1 - Includes index; Preliminary Material --; Introduction; Seokwoo Lee and Warwick Gullett --; 1 Implementation of the United Nations Law of the Sea Convention in China; Zou Keyuan --; 2 Implementation of the United Nations Law of the Sea Convention in Japan; Chie Kojima --; 3 Implementation of the United Nations Law of the Sea Convention in Korea; Young Kil Park and Seokwoo Lee --; 4 Implementation of the United Nations Law of the Sea Convention in Malaysia; Mary George --; 5 Implementation of the United Nations Law of the Sea Convention in Singapore; Zhen Sun --; 6 Implementation of the United Nations Law of the Sea Convention in Vietnam; Nguyen Thai Giang --; 7 Implementation of the United Nations Law of the Sea Convention in Australia; Warwick Gullett --; 8 Implementation of the United Nations Law of the Sea Convention in Canada; Jeffrey J. Smith --; 9 Implementation of the Law of the Sea in the United States: Can the US become Exceptional in Affirming the United Nations Law of the Sea Convention?; Anastasia Telesetsky --; Index; Available to subscribing member institutions only N2 - Asia-Pacific and the Implementation of the Law of the Sea reviews the legislative and policy approach taken by selected States to fulfil their obligations under the United Nations Law of the Sea Convention (LOSC). Australia, Canada, China, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam are examined in detail together with an analysis of the United States’ prospects of ratifying the LOSC and its current approach to implement the international law of the sea. The book reveals areas of regional variation and consensus in legislative approaches to implement LOSC obligations, contributing to the progressive development of the law of the sea UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004310711 ER -