Maritime boundary disputes, settlement processes, and the law of the sea / edited by Seoung-Yong Hong and Jon M. Van Dyke.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Climate change, sea level rise and the coming uncertainty in oceanic boundaries : a proposal to avoid conflict / David D. Caron -- The trouble with islands : the defnition and role of islands and rocks in maritime boundary delimitation / Clive Schofield -- Disputes over islands and maritime boundaries in East Asia / Jon M. Van Dyke -- Sino-Japanese jurisdictional delimitation in East China sea : approaches to dispute settlement / Ji Guoxing -- Some thoughts on maritime boundary delimitation / Masahiro Miyoshi -- Intertemporal law, recent judgments and territorial disputes in Asia / Seokwoo Lee -- Some legal aspects of territorial disputes over islands / Kentaro Serita -- Okinotorishima : a "rock" or an "island"? Recent maritime boundary controversy between Japan and Taiwan/China / Yann-huei Song -- Canada-U.S. international ocean law relations in the North Pacific : disputes, agreements and cooperation / Ted L. McDorman -- Maritime boundary delimitation and cooperative management of transboundary hydrocarbons in the ultra-deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico / Richard J. McLaughlin -- The Law of the Sea Convention and the Antarctic Treaty system : constraints or complementarity? / Marcus Haward -- The contribution of the international tribunal for the law of the sea to international law / Helmut Tuerk -- The Tomimaru case : confiscation and prompt release / Bernard H. Oxman.

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A surprising number of maritime boundaries remain unresolved and a range of reasons can be cited to explain why the process of delimiting these boundaries has been so slow. This title addresses and analyzes some of these reasons, focusing on some of the volatile disputes in Northeast Asia and in North America.

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