Chinese (Taiwan) Yearbook of International Law and Affairs, Volume 25 (2007).

CHINESE (TAIWAN) YEARBOOK OF INTERNATIONAL LAW AND AFFAIRS -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ARTICLES -- Prompt Release of Fishing Vessels: The Hoshinmaru and Tomimaru Cases (Japan v. Russian Federation) and the Implications for Taiwan -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- I. Introduction -- II. Fisheries Relations between Japan and Russia -- III. Factual Background for the Proceedings -- A. The Tomimaru Case -- B. The Hoshinmaru Case -- IV. The ITLOS Judgments -- A. The Tomimaru Case -- 1. Basis of Jurisdiction -- 2. Admissibility -- 3. Effects of Confiscation of the Vessel -- B. The Hoshinmaru Case -- 1. Jurisdiction -- 2. Admissibility -- 3. Non-Compliance with Article 73, Paragraph 2 of the UNCLOS -- 4. The Reasonableness of the Bond Set by Russia -- 5. Determination of the Amount, Nature, and Form of the Bond -- 6. Release of Hoshinmaru and Its Crew -- V. Implications of the Tribunal's Judgments for Taiwan -- A. Jurisdiction of the ITLOS to Entertain the Application Made by Taiwan for Prompt Release of Fishing Vessel -- B. IUU Fishing and the Call for More Effective Conservation and Management Measures -- C. Potential Fisheries Disputes between Taiwan and Japan and Their Settlement -- VI. Conclusion -- Adapting to the New System: Taiwanese Political Parties' Legislative Candidate Selection in 2008 in Comparative Perspective -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- I. A Landslide Victory under a New Electoral System -- II. Candidate Selection in Taiwanese Parties Prior to 2007 -- III. Candidate Nomination for the 2008 Legislative Election -- A. Challenges from the New System -- B. Changes to Nomination Methodology -- C. Explaining DPP Change and KMT Continuity -- D. Operation of Primaries and Nomination in 2007 -- E. Levels of Satisfaction with the Operation of Primaries in 2007 -- IV. Consequences of the 2007 Nomination Systems.

A. Impact of Candidate Selection on the Election Results -- B. Rebel Candidates in 2008 -- C. Nomination of Allied Party Candidates -- D. Nomination and the Party System in 2007-08 -- V. Conclusion -- Coalition-Building as Taiwan's Strategic Option in the WTO Lawmaking Negotiations -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- I. Introduction -- II. Coalitions and WTO Negotiations -- A. Coalitions in Trade Talks by Developing Countries -- B. Desirability and Problem of Effectiveness -- C. Problem of Effectiveness and Weight -- III. Coalitions and Taiwan in WTO Negotiations: Background and Overall Assessment -- A. Background -- B. Overall Desirability and Feasibility -- IV. Evaluation of Joining a Specific Coalition: G10 Participation as an Example -- A. Points to Consider on Joining a Specific Coalition -- B. WTO Agriculture Negotiation and the G10 -- 1. Agriculture Negotiations under the WTO -- 2. The G10, Its Origin and Positions -- C. External Weight of the G10 -- D. Benefits of Joining the G10 -- 1. Promoting Objectives in Agricultural Negotiations -- a. Taiwan's Agricultural Trade Interests and Negotiating Objectives -- b. Contribution of the G10 Participation to Taiwan's Objectives -- 2. Promoting Other Objectives -- a. Access to Information Networks -- b. More Official Contacts and Connections -- E. Costs of Joining the G10 -- 1. Opposition from the US -- 2. Signals from China -- V. Conclusion -- The Diplomatic Batt le between Beijing and Taipei in Latin America and the Caribbean -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- I. Introduction -- II. A Difficult Beginning -- III. Foreign Aid and Diplomatic Competency -- IV. Trade and Investment -- V. Personalist Diplomacy -- VI. Changes in the International Importance of China and Taiwan -- VII. Semi-Official Relations -- VIII. Search for Positive Situations -- IX. Future Perspectives -- ESSAYS AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS.

Free Trade Agreement between the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Republic of El Salvador and the Republic of Honduras -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- I. Introduction -- A. Regionalism under the WTO -- B. Regionalism and Taiwan: the Taiwan-El Salvador-Honduras FTA -- C. Structure and Trade Liberalization of the Taiwan-El Salvador- Honduras FTA -- 1. Structure of the Taiwan-El Salvador-Honduras FTA -- 2. Trade Liberalization under the Taiwan-El Salvador- Honduras FTA -- II. Legal Analysis -- A. Structure -- 1. Trilateral Agreement? -- 2. WTO-equal, WTO-plus and WTO-minus? -- B. Consistency with the WTO -- 1. Substantial Sectoral Coverage? -- 2. Absence or Elimination of Substantially All Discrimination, in the Sense of Article XVII? -- 3. Prohibition of New or More Discriminatory Measures -- C. Rules of Origin -- D. Conflict of Laws -- E. Conflict of Jurisdictions -- III. Conclusion -- A Comparative Study of Fair Use between Taiwan and the United States and Future Legislative Suggestions to Taiwan -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- I. Introduction -- II. Fair Use in the United States -- A. Case Law Developments -- B. The Doctrinal Development-Market Failure Theory -- III. Fair Use in Taiwan -- A. The Court System and the Basic Ideas of Copyright Law in Taiwan -- 1. Taiwanese Fair Use Law in a Historical Context -- 2. Taiwanese Court System -- B. Source of Data and the Time Frame of this Research -- C. Findings -- IV. Comparison between Taiwan and the United States -- V. Proposals for Legislative Reform -- A. Drop a Caveat against Treating Commercial Use as Presumptively Unfair -- B. Incorporate More Factors into the Fair Use Provision -- C. Broaden the Types of Predetermined Fair Use -- VI. Conclusion -- SPECIAL REPORT -- Kuang Hua Liao (Kokaryo) Case -- Annex 1: Kyoto District Court Judgment (September 16, 1977) -- Annex 2: Osaka High Court Judgment (April 13, 1982).

Annex 3: Kyoto District Court Judgment (February 4, 1986) -- Annex 4: Osaka High Court Judgment (February 26, 1987) -- Annex 5: Supreme Court of Japan Judgment (March 27, 2007) -- CONFERENCE PROCEEDING -- International Humanitarian Law: Contemporary Issues and New Challenges, September 29, 2007, Compiled by Pasha L. Hsieh, Max Liu, Tsung-Hui Danny Wu, Pei-Lun Tsai and Ta-Chuan Tseng -- CONTEMPORARY PRACTICE AND JUDICIAL DECISIONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL LAW, 2007 -- Compiled by Chun-i Chen, with the Assistance of Lee &amp -- Li Att orneys-at-Law, Pasha L. Hsieh, Chun-Liang Lai, I-Hon Hsiao, Yun-Pei Tu, Ta-Chuan Tseng and Yufan Li -- Explanatory Note -- I. International Law in General -- Foreign Policy Report, 6th Congress of the Legislative Yuan, 5th Session -- Foreign Policy Report, 6th Congress of the Legislative Yuan, 6th Session -- II. Subjects of International Law -- We Believe that a Fair and Just Judgment will be Reached in the Kokaryo Case -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Regrets that the Supreme Court of Japan Vacated the Judgment of the Kyoto District Court in the Kokaryo case -- III. Internatonal Organizations -- General -- The Republic of China and Inter-Governmental Organizations -- The Republic of China and International Non-Governmental Organizations -- UN -- Participation Proposal -- President Chen Shui-bian's Letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Delivered on July 19 -- Minister James C.F. Huang's Letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on July 26 -- President Chen Shui-bian's Lett ers to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN Security Council President Wang Guangya on July 31 -- Talking Points for Taiwan's UN Membership Application -- Response by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to French President Sarkozy's Remarks on Taiwan's Referendum on UN Entry.

Response to the Joint Statement of the Tenth China-EU Summit -- IV. Individuals -- Human Rights -- Executive Yuan Report on Prevention of Trafficking in Persons -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs Proactively Promotes Taiwan's Participation in the "Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women" -- Criteria for Residency Qualification and Countries or Regions Where a Permanent Residency Certificate Is Difficult to Obtain for the Year 2008 -- Treatment of Aliens -- Judicial Yuan, Ref. No.: Yuan-Tai-Ting-Min-Yi-Zi-0960000786 Litigation Documents for Foreigners, Court Organization Act, Ministry of Justice -- Ministry of Justice, Ref. No.: Fa-Lu-Jue-Zi-0960005810 Naturalization, Nationality Act, Certification of Loss of Nationality, Causes not Attributable to the Party, Ministry of Justice -- Taiwan-Japan Mutual Recognition of Driver's License in Effect September 21st -- Taichung High Administrative Court Judgment September 26, 2007 96-Jian-Zi-48 Employment Relationship, Employment Services Act -- Ministry of the Interior, Ref. No.: Nei-Shou-Zhong-Ban-Di-Zi-0960727986 Foreign Exchange Department of the Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan), Mortgage Agreement, Supplementary Regulations Regarding the Required Documents for Land Registration, Notarization, Ministry of the Interior -- Supreme Court Judgment December 6, 2007 96-Tai-Kang-Zi-871 Principle of Reciprocity, Judicial Cooperation (Aid) Agreement, Vietnamese Citizen, Code of Civil Procedure, Legal Fees, Legal Aid -- V. Territory and Territorial.

Taiwan High Court Judgment March 22, 2007 96-Shang-Yi-Zi-72 Territory of the ROC, Counterfeiting of Products, Mainland Area, Trademark Act, Copyright Act, Criminal Code, Punishment of Smuggling Act, Regulations Governing the Relations between the Peoples of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area, Temporary Suspension of Sovereignty, Principles of Independence and Exclusivity.

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