Contextualising International Law in Northeast Asia

Asif H Qureshi is Professor of Law at the School of Law, Korea University, Seoul, Korea; a barrister attached to Quadrant Chambers, London, UK; and Editor-in-Chief of Manchester Journal of International Economic Law.

• Part One: Theory and Fundamental Themes1. Contextualising International Law in the North East Asian Matrix I. Introduction II. Does Regionalism have a Normative Basis in International Law? III. Contextualising International Law IV. Contextualising International Law in Practice V. Conclusions 2. Challenging Approaches to the Application of International Law in the Historical Setting of North East Asia I. Introduction II. Filters and Obstacles in a Historical Perspective of International Law in NEA III. Antecedents of International Law in NEA IV. Conclusion 3. Regional Peace and Harmonisation through the Rule of International Law in the Domestic Legal Systems in North East Asia I. Introduction II. Theory III. Practice IV. Conclusion Part Two: International Law in North East Asia: Generally4. The Pursuit of Justice in the Historically Charged North East Asia I. Introduction II. The Law of the Sea and NEA Island Disputes III. Human Rights and Comfort Women IV. Denuclearisation in the Korean Peninsula V. Approaches to Resolving Historical Conflicts in a Regional Setting Part Three: Foreign Economic Relations5. International Legal Aspects of ‘Monetary’ Relations in North East Asia I. Introduction II. Is there a Rationale for a Regional NEA Focus? III. Is there a Financial and Normative Framework for the Management of Regional Monetary Relations? IV. What is the Ethical Discourse on Monetary Relations? V. Instilling Disciplines in Transmission Channels VI. Conclusion 6. International Legal Aspects of Free Trade Agreements in North East Asia I. Introduction II. Comparative National FTA Strategies and the Legal Framework in NEA III. Towards a Regional FTA? IV. The International Legal Framework V. Some Reflections on Policy Considerations VI. Conclusions Part Four: ConclusionsConclusions

Professor Qureshi’s volume offers a new, welcome, and original insight into the international legal relationships between China, Japan and Korea ... and the framework of international law where these and external international relations take place.