Cooperation and Engagement in the Asia-Pacific Region.

Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Illustrations -- Featured Remarks -- Reflections on the Status and Prospects for Deep Seabed Mining in 2018 -- Reflections on the Past 25 Years of Ocean Law and Policy -- Introduction -- Ocean Fisheries -- The Arctic Ocean -- High Level Attention -- Some Concluding Thoughts -- Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships in International Law: New Challenges for the Regulation of International Navigation and Shipping -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Competences and Jurisdiction over mass -- 4 Implications for International Maritime Law -- 5 Conclusion -- Part 1 Spotlight on Regional Cooperation -- Chapter 1 Military Cooperation and International Custom in the Asia-Pacific Region -- Importance of the Asia-Pacific to the United States -- Regional Cooperation -- U.S.-China Cooperation -- Economic Prosperity -- Chapter 2 Peace through Joint Marine and Cruise Tourism in the Disputed South China Sea Islands: Opportunities and Challenges -- i Introduction -- ii Tension Growing in the South China Sea -- iii China's and asean Countries' Shared Commitment to Making the South China Sea "A Sea of Peace, Friendship and Cooperation" -- iv Tourism Development in Asia, the Concepts of Marine/Cruise Tourism and Potential of the Blue Economy in Tourism -- v The MSR Initiative and Its Relations with the Development of Open and Sustainable Tourism -- vi The Role Played by Hainan Province in Promoting Tourism Cooperation -- vii "Patriotic Tourism" Developed or to Be Developed in the Disputed South China Sea Islands -- viii asean Countries' Potential and Interest in Promoting Marine and Cruise Tourism -- ix Proposals Made by Scholars to Promote Cooperation in the Disputed South China Islands -- x Tourism Cooperation in the Disputed South China Sea: How to Make It Work?.

Chapter 3 Multilateral Cooperation in Resolving or Managing International Issues -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Multilateral Cooperation -- 3 The Development of the International Seabed Authority15 -- 4 Multilateral Cooperation among the States Bordering Semi-Enclosed Seas and the South China Sea57 -- Chapter 4 Jurisdictional and Substantive Aspects in the Application of unclos Article 83(3) in Recent International Decisions -- i Introduction -- ii Jurisdictional Findings Regarding Article 83(3) Disputes -- iii Unilateral Hydrocarbon Activities Pending Delimitation and Violation of Article 83(3) of the Convention -- iv Conclusion -- Part 2 Protection and Preservation of the Marine Environment -- Chapter 5 Candy and Poisons: Protecting Marine Environments While Meeting Societal Needs -- Man's Niche -- The Way Forward -- Chapter 6 The Duty to Cooperate in the Protection and Preservation of the Marine Environment -- i Introduction -- ii Duty to Cooperate in International Environmental Law -- iii Duty to Cooperate in the Protection and Preservation of the Law of the Sea -- (1) Prevention, Reduction and Control of Marine Pollution -- (2) Conservation and Management of Marine Living Resources -- (a) United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement -- (3) Whaling in the Antarctic (Australia v. Japan: New Zealand Intervening) -- (4) Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing -- (5) Enclosed or Semi-Enclosed Sea -- (6) Development of a Liability Regime for Marine Pollution Damage -- iv Implications of the Duty to Cooperate in Asia -- v Conclusion -- Chapter 7 Environmental Impact Assessments in Protection and Preservation of the Marine Environment -- Introduction -- 1 Origins of Environmental Impact Assessment (eia) -- 1.1 Definition -- 1.2 Classification -- 1.3 Relationships -- 1.3.1 eia and the Principle of Prohibition of Transboundary Environmental Harm ("No-harm rules").

1.3.2 eia and the Principle of Precaution -- 1.3.3 eia and Procedural Obligation -- 1.3.4 eia and Substantive Obligation -- 2 Rules of Environmental Impact Assessment -- 3 Articles under unclos -- 3.1 Scope and Content -- 3.2 Threshold to Initiate -- 3.3 Standard of Assessment -- 3.4 Rights and Obligations -- 4 General International Law and Practices about Marine Environmental Impact Assessment -- 4.1 Scope and Content of Environmental Impact Assessment -- 4.1.1 Scope of Environmental Impact Assessment -- 4.1.2 Content of Environmental Impact Assessment -- 4.2 Threshold to Initiate Environmental Impact Assessment -- 4.3 Rules of Environmental Impact Assessment Procedure -- Conclusion -- Chapter 8 Increasing Challenges to the Future Marine Environment -- Introduction -- Global Climate Change -- Fossil Energy Resources and Fisheries -- Ocean Acidification and Declining pH -- Plastics, Microplastics and Other Ocean Debris -- Summary -- References -- Part 3 Freedom of Navigation -- Chapter 9 Freedom of Navigation: Where to Go When the Political Agenda Overshadows Legal Substance -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Freedom of Navigation and unclos -- 3 Military Activities in eez s and Freedom of Navigation -- 3.1 Intelligence Gathering Activities -- 3.2 Hydrographic Survey/Marine Scientific Research/Military Survey -- 3.3 Military Maneuvers -- 4 Clash of Freedom of Navigation and Coastal States' Interests in the scs -- 4.1 2001 EP-3 Incident -- Chinese View -- US View -- 4.2 2016 uuv Incident -- 5 US Approach to FoN in the South China Sea -- 6 US Approach to FoN in the Arctic -- 7 Future of FoN: When Legal Substance Is Overshadowed by a Political Agenda -- 8 The Way Forward for United States-China Relations in the South China Sea -- Chapter 10 An Archival History of the Creation and Early Implementation of the Freedom of Navigation Program.

Historical Foundations -- The Third UN Conference -- The "Definitive" fon Study -- Early Implementation of the fon Program -- Aftermath of the Third UN Conference -- Conclusion -- Chapter 11 Military Activities in Foreign Exclusive Economic Zones: Identification and the Application of Law -- i Whether a State Has the Right to Conduct Military Activities in Foreign eez s -- 1 "Prohibition Theory" -- 2 "Allowance Theory" -- 3 Comments on the Two Theories -- 3.1 Comments on the "Prohibition Theory" -- 3.2 Comments on the "Allowance Theory" -- 4 Current Debates on the Legality of Military Activities in eez s -- ii The Legal Framework of Military Activities in Foreign eez s -- 1 The Legal Regime for Peaceful Uses of eez s -- 2 Possible Legal Bases for Conducting Peaceful Military Activities in eez s -- 3 Rules of International Law for Peaceful Military Activities -- 3.1 The Charter of the United Nations -- 3.2 The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea -- iii The Determination of Legality of Military Activities in eez s -- 1 Basis for the Legality of Military Activities in eez s -- 2 The Identification and the Application of Law with Respect to Specific Military Activities in eez s -- 2.1 The Navigation and Overflight of Military Ships and Aircraft in eez s -- 2.2 Military Exercises and Manoeuvres and Weapon Testing -- 2.3 Military Survey, and Military Intelligence Gathering -- 2.4 The Use of Military Devices, Installations and Structures -- iv The Basis and Procedure to Resolve the Conflicts Regarding the Attribution of Rights of Military Activities in eez s -- 1 Circumstances in Which Residual Rights Rule in Article 59 Applies -- 2 The Criteria for Resolving Conflicts Over Attribution of Residual Rights in eez s -- 3 Procedures for Resolving Conflicts -- v Lex Ferenda for the Military Activities in eez -- Conclusion.

Chapter 12 Freedom of Navigation: Practices of Vietnam -- 1 Freedom of Navigation in Vietnam's Practices before 1980 -- 2 Freedom of Navigation under Vietnam Legislations after 1980 -- 3 Freedom of Navigation under Current Vietnam's Legislation -- Part 4 Straits Governance, including Malacca/ Singapore -- Chapter 13 The International Straits Regime: Notes on Uncertainties and "Other" Straits in the Northeast Asia-Pacific Region -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Uncertainties in the Straits Regime -- 2.1 Historic Internal Waters/an Historic Strait (An Esoteric Ambiguity!) -- 2.2 "Used for International Navigation" -- 2.3 Straits between a Mainland and an Island -- 3 "Other" Straits in the Asia-Pacific Region -- 3.1 Korea/Tsushima Strait -- 3.2 Strait of Hainan/Qiongzhou -- 3.3 Jeju Strait -- Chapter 14 Passage through Indonesian Waters on Routes Used for International Navigation -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Indonesia's 1957 Claim to Archipelagic Waters and a 12 M Territorial Sea -- 3 Third UN Conference on the Law of the Sea -- 4 Legal Regime Governing Passage of Ships in the SOMS -- 5 Designation of Archipelagic Sea Lanes under unclos -- 6 Partial Designation of Archipelagic Sea Lanes through Indonesia -- 7 Indonesia's Proposals for Routeing Measures in Lombok &amp -- Sunda Straits -- 8 Conclusion -- Part 5 Search and Rescue -- Chapter 15 Towards the Establishment of a Search and Rescue Cooperation Mechanism in the South China Sea: Regulatory Framework, Challenges and Prospects -- 1 Why is a sar Cooperation Mechanism in the scs Needed? -- 2 Regulatory Framework for Establishing a sar Cooperation Mechanism in the scs -- 2.1 International Treaties and Other Instruments -- 2.1.1 1979 sar Convention11 and Its Amendments, and the 1944 Convention On International Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention).

2.1.2 1974 International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (solas)19 and Its Amendments.

Cooperation and Engagement in the Asia-Pacific Region provides valuable insight into a region that encompasses many important maritime regions, and harbors promising opportunities for maritime cooperation and engagement.

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