Asian Yearbook of International Law, Volume 5 (1995) / / Edited by Sik Ko Swan; J.J.G. Syatauw; M.C.W. Pinto.

• Superior document: Asian Yearbook of International Law ; 5
• TeilnehmendeR: Swan, Sik Ko,; Syatauw, J.J.G.,; Pinto, M.C.W.,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden; , Boston : : Brill | Nijhoff,, 1997.
• Year of Publication: 1997
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Asian Yearbook of International Law ; 5.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

The Asian Yearbook of International Law is the first publication dedicated primarily to international law as seen from an Asian perspective. It provides international law articles written by experts from the region and other articles relating to Asian topics. The editorial board, national correspondents, advisory council, and governing board comprise a diverse group of academics and government officials from a wide range of countries and positions. The Asian Yearbook of International Law offers a number of useful features: - articles; - notes; - legal materials (such as the state practice in a number of Asian countries and participation in multilateral treaties); - Asia and international organizations; - chronicle of events for the covered year; - literature (including book reviews and a bibliography); - selected documents (treaties, agreements, and other relevant primary documents); - and an index. Its range of features assures that the Yearbook comprehensively covers the critical events, legislation, and issues of the past year and that users can easily access all of this information. Academics and practitioners who deal with international public law in Asia will appreciate this unique, complete resource. The Asian Yearbook of International Law provides insight into Asian views and practices, especially for non-Asian readers, and also promotes the dissemination of knowledge of international law in Asia. Some of the topics covered in this volume: the right to legal assistance, recent developments in Asian investment treaty expropriation clauses, the law and practice of India on effectuation of international law in the municipal order, and China's ratification of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.

Table of Contents

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Abbreviations -- ARTICLES -- De maximis non curat praetor or judicial review: The Hague Court in a time of transition -- The right to legal assistance in international law, with special reference to the ICCPR, the ECHR and the ACHR -- Recent developments in expropriation clauses of Asian investment treaties -- Democratization of international relations and its implications for development and application of international law -- Some critical observations on the International Law Commission's draft articles on state responsibility -- Effectuation of international law in the municipal legal order - the law and practice in India -- The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP): an assessment -- NOTES -- When is a treaty a treaty in law? An analysis of the views of the Supreme Court of Nepal on a bilateral agreement between Nepal and India -- Remarks on China's ratification of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea -- LEGAL MATERIALS -- State practice of Asian countries in the field of internationallaw -- India -- Japan -- Malaysia -- Philippines -- Singapore -- Sri Lanka -- Thailand -- Vietnam -- Law of the Sea: Practice of Asian states at the time of entry into force of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea -- Participation in multilateral treaties -- ASIA AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS -- Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee: Annual survey of activities -- CHRONICLE -- Chronicle of events and incidents relating to Asia with relevance to international law - July 1994-1995 -- LITERATURE -- Book reviews -- Bibliography -- SELECTED DOCUMENTS -- Agreed Framework between the United States of America and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea -- Agreement on the Establishment of the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO).

Agreement between the KEDO and the DPRK on supply of a light-water reactor project to the DPRK -- Joint Declaration of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the People's Republic of China on the question of Hong Kong and the Joint Declaration of the Government of the Republic of Portugal and the Government of the People's Republic of China on the question of Macao -- Agreement on the cooperation for the sustainable development of the Mekong River Basin -- Jakarta Consensus: The Asean Attorneys General Consensus on Cooperation in the legal field -- Treaty on the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone -- Index -- Errata to Volumes 3 and 4 -- General Information.