Chinese (Taiwan) Yearbook of International Law and Affairs, Volume 26 (2008).

CHINESE (TAIWAN) YEARBOOK OF INTERNATIONAL LAW AND AFFAIRS -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ARTICLES -- Non-State Negotiations between China and Taiwan - On the Road to European-Style Integration? -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- I. Introduction -- II. Cross-Strait Relations and European Integration -- A. The SEF, the ARATS, and the "Koo-Wang Talks" -- B. Applying European Integration Theories to Other Regions -- C. The Meaning of Integration -- D. Europe and Taiwan-China: Differences and Similarities -- 1. National Sovereignty -- 2. Differences in the Political System -- 3. Cultural Heritage -- III. Theories of Integration -- A. Neofunctionalism -- 1. Ontological Foundations, Actors and the "Spillover"-Process -- 2. Neofunctionalism and Cross-Strait Relations -- B. Intergovernmentalism -- 1. Ontological Foundations, Actors and the Primacy of the Nation-State -- 2. Intergovernmentalism and Cross-Strait Relations -- 3. Balancing -- 4. Bandwagoning -- C. Liberal Intergovernmentalism -- 1. Ontological Foundations, Actors and the "Three Stages" of Interstate Bargaining -- 2. Liberal Intergovernmentalism and Cross- Strait Relations -- IV. Conclusion -- How Far Can They Succeed? Systematic Speculation on the Prospects for Further Advances in Cross-Strait Relations -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- I. Introduction -- II. Peking's Territorial Recovery Aims in Historical and Ethical Perspective -- A. Irredentism and International Ethics: The Place of Taiwan in China's Foreign Policy Scheme of Things -- B. Emphasis on Taiwan Increases in Status -- III. Where Things Stand at This Stage of the Game: Assessing and Contrasting Peking's and Taipei's Respective Stands -- A. Critical Examination of Peking's Wish List, Whether Openly Expressed, Implied or Merely Assumed -- B. Critical Examination of Taipei's Wish List, Whether Openly Expressed or Implied.

IV. Conclusion: Where, Judging from the First Year of Cross- Strait Negotiations, Do the Most Difficult Problems Lie? -- The EU Model for a Taiwan-China Free Trade Agreement -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- I. European Integration: Background and Significance -- II. Main Features and Challenges of the EU Model -- III. Opportunities of the EU Model for Taiwan-China Economic Relations -- IV. The Roadmap of a Taiwan-China Free Trade Agreement from the EU Model -- A. Three Scenarios in Taiwan-China Trade Relations -- B. Challenges of the Cross-Strait FTA -- V. Conclusion -- Kosovo, Ossetia and Abkhazia - A New Strategy of Superpowers? Challenges and Risks for Taiwan -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- I. Introduction -- II. State Sovereignty -- III. A Change in Perceiving Sovereignty after the End of the Cold War -- IV. Case Study: Kosovo and South Ossetia -- A. Kosovo -- B. South Ossetia -- V. Conclusion -- Where Minds Meet: The "Professionalization" of Cross-Strait Academic Exchange -- Table of contents -- I. Introduction -- II. A Two-Dimensional Framework for Cross-Strait Academic Exchange -- A. International Relations -- B. The Internationalization of Higher Education -- C. Forms and Actors in Transnational Academic Exchange -- III. Cross-Strait Academic Exchange -- A. State-Centered Public Diplomacy -- B. Actors in Cross-Strait Academic Exchange -- C. Development of Cross-Strait Academic Exchange -- D. The Professionalization of Cross-Strait Academic Exchange -- IV. Conclusion -- Revisiting the Diaoyutai/Senkaku Islands Dispute: Examining Legal Claims and New Historical Evidence under International Law and the Traditional East Asian World Order -- Table of contents -- I. Introduction -- II. The Legal Basis of Japan's Claim -- A. Official Position of Japan -- B. Supporting Evidence for the Japanese Claim -- III. The Legal Basis of the Chinese Claim.

A. Historical Evidence Supporting the Chinese Claim -- B. The Process of Incorporation into Japanese Territory as Revealed in Meiji Official Documents -- IV. The Traditional East Asian World Order and the Origins of the Dispute -- V. China's Belated Objection after the Second World War -- VI. Critical Date -- VII. East China Sea Maritime Delimitation -- A. Recent Developments in International Jurisprudence -- B. Recent Diplomatic Developments -- VIII. Conclusion -- Annexes -- ESSAYS AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS -- Global Positioning and Transjudicialism: Taiwanese Experience from a Global Perspective -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- I. Introduction -- II. An Empirical Analysis of the Constitutional Interpretations in Taiwan -- A. An Analysis of Majority Opinions -- 1. The Attitude of Restraint in the Use of Foreign Precedents -- 2. The Use-It-But-Do-Not-Say-It Logic -- B. An Analysis of Separate Opinions -- III. Taiwanese Experience from a Global Perspective -- A. Three Scenarios and the Power Structure -- B. Civilization, Foreign Education, and Domination -- 1. The Underlying Logic of Civilization -- 2. The Catalytic Function of Foreign Education -- IV. Dilemma and Future Prospect for Courts in Transjudicialism -- V. Conclusion -- Regional Conflict and Contrasting Nationalisms: The Impact of Nationalism on the China-Taiwan Conflict Negotiation -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- I. Introduction -- II. Understanding the Conflict -- A. Conflict Definition -- B. Significant Parties to the Conflict -- 1. Political Party Power: Pluralism Contrasted by Monism -- 2. The Military Perspective: Militaristic Nationalism -- 3. Presidential Power: Proactive Ma and Party- Line Hu -- 4. Domestic Detriments: The Rise of Mutual Nationalism -- 5. The United States: Deal Maker or Breaker? -- C. Perspectives of the Parties -- 1. China -- a. Framing of the Conflict: A Zero-Sum Game?.

b. Positions: Reunification and Complex Governance -- c. Interests: From Territory to Ideology -- d. Alternatives: Observing the Status Quo in the Face of Domestic Demands -- 2. Taiwan -- a. Framing of the Conflict: Independence and Identity -- b. Positions: Recognition of Taiwan de Facto versus de Jure -- c. Interests: Self-Sovereignty -- d. Alternatives: An Untenable Status Quo -- D. Legitimacy -- E. Conclusion: Assessing the Ripeness for Increased Negotiation -- III. The Impact of Nationalism -- A. Mutual Denial of Recognition -- 1. Issue Description -- 2. Impact of the Issue on Negotiation -- B. Different Standards of Legitimacy -- 1. Issue Description -- 2. Impact of the Issue on Negotiation -- C. Competing Narratives and Domestic Nationalisms Leading to Emotionalism -- 1. Issue Description -- 2. Impact of the Issue on Negotiation -- D. Third Party Impact on the Negotiation -- 1. Issue Description -- 2. Impact of the Issue on Negotiation -- E. Conclusion: Beyond Status Quo to Proactive Negotiation -- CONTEMPORARY PRACTICE AND JUDICIAL DECISONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL LAW, 2008 -- Compiled by Chun-i Chen, with the Assistance of Lee &amp -- Li Attorneys-at-Law, Pasha L. Hsieh, Chun-Liang Lai, I-Hon Hsiao, Zhuo-Ning Su, Pei-Lun Tsai, and Tsung-Hui Danny Wu -- Explanatory Note -- I. International Law in General -- President Inaugural Address: Taiwan's Renaissance (May 20, 2008) -- Presidential Remarks at Ministry of Foreign Affairs: The Concept and Strategy of the "Flexible Diplomacy" (August 4, 2008) -- Foreign Policy Report, 7th Congress of the Legislative Yuan, 1st Session (March 5, 2008) -- Foreign Policy Report, 7th Congress of the Legislative Yuan, 1st Session (June 25, 2008) -- Foreign Policy Report, 7th Congress of the Legislative Yuan, 2nd Session (September 25, 2008) -- II . Subjects of International Law.

MOFA's Statement on Recognizing the Republic of Kosovo -- III . International Organizations -- General -- Republic of China and Intergovernmental Organizations -- Republic of China and International Nongovernmental Organizations -- United Nations -- Government Position on the Results of the Referendums on Taiwan's UN Entry and UN Return -- Request of the ROC's Diplomatic Allies for the Inclusion of a Supplementary Item in the Agenda of the Sixty-Third Session: Need to Examine the Fundamental Rights of the 23 Million People of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to Participate Meaningfully in the Activities of the United Nations Specialized Agencies -- IV. Individuals -- Human Rights -- Criteria for Residency Qualification and Countries or Regions Where a Permanent Residency Certificate Is Difficult to Obtain for the Year 2009 -- Ministry of the Interior, Ref. No.: Tai-Nei-Hu-Zi-0970177458 Authentication of Translation of Foreign Divorce Judgments, Defendant's Attendance at the Hearing, Overseas Embassies and Consulates -- Treatment of Aliens -- Enactment of the Social Worker Act -- Amendment of the Civil Service Employment Act -- Amendment of the Private School Act -- Ministry of the Interior, Ref. No.: Tai-Nei-Di-Zi-0970042025 India, Land Act, Principle of Reciprocity -- Ministry of the Interior, Ref. No.: Tai-Nei-Di-Zi-0970059761 Land Act, Principle of Reciprocity, Ukraine -- Ministry of the Interior, Ref. No.: Tai-Nei-Di-Zi-0970057557 Arizona, Land Act, Louisiana, Mississippi, Principle of Reciprocity -- Ministry of the Interior, Ref. No.: Tai-Nei-Hu-Zi-0970074053 Household Registration, Nationality, Parent-Child Relationship, Vietnam -- Amendment of the Enforcement Act of the Part of General Principles of the Civil Code -- Amendment of the Household Registration Law.

Council of Labor Affairs, Ref. No.: Lao-Zh-Guan-Zi-0970509294 Alien Resident Certificate, Employment Service Act, Foreign Spouse, Principle of Legitimate Expectations.

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