Maritime Disputes in Northeast Asia: Regional Challenges and Cooperation

By Suk Kyoon Kim

In Maritime Disputes in Northeast Asia: Regional Challenges and Cooperation, Suk Kyoon Kim provides an important multidisciplinary perspective on maritime disputes in one of the most dynamic areas of the world: Northeast Asia, a region of divergent political and economic systems where the legacy of a tumultuous past continues to overshadow current events. The text highlights maritime issues on the Korean Peninsula and extends an analytical eye to neighboring China, Japan and Russia. Kim explores in-depth the factors and issues at stake with complex maritime disputes, focusing on maritime boundary delimitation, territory, energy resources, fishery, marine pollution, and security and safety. This volume provides a timely international law perspective informed by an intricate historical, political, and socio-economic context, while offering a vision for future cooperation.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004344217
• ISBN13: 9789004344211
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Brill Nijhoff
• Length: 368 Pages