Dokdo

Seokwoo Lee is Professor of International Law and Director of the Inha International Ocean Law Centre at Inha University. He received his D.Phil. from Oxford University and advanced law degrees from New York University, University of Minnesota, and Korea University. Hee Eun Lee is Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Law at Handong International Law School. Admitted to practice law in New York, he received his J.D. with honors from Syracuse University (College of Law) and LL.M. from New York University.

• Preface Map Acknowledgements I. Overview: "Dokdo: Historical Appraisal and International Justice", Seokwoo Lee and Hee Eun Lee II. Legalism, Geopolitics, and Morality: Perspectives from Law and History on War Guilt in Relation to the Dokdo Island Controversy, Harry N. Scheiber III. Addressing and Resolving the Dokdo Matter, Jon M. Van Dyke IV. Territorial Disputes in East Asia, the San Francisco Peace Treaty of 1951, and the Legacy of U.S. Security Interests in East Asia, Seokwoo Lee V. A Possible Practical Solution of the Dispute over Dokdo (Takeshima) between Korea and Japan from the Perspective of the Law of the Sea, Atsuko Kanehara VI. Dokdo, Colonialism, and International Law: Lessons from the Decision of the ICJ in The Land and Maritime Dispute Between Cameroon and Nigeria, Dakas CJ Dakas VII. Problems of Contiguity, Natural Unity, and Ancient Original Title to Islands with Special Reference to Dokdo, Kaiyan Homi Kaikobad VIII. An American Assessment of South Korea's Policy Options Towards Its Claim to Dokdo and Its Relations with Japan, Larry A. Niksch IX. Similarities and Differences between the Korean-Japanese Dokdo Disputes and the Sino-Japanese Diaoyudao Disputes, Guoxing Ji X. The Dokdo Dispute in Perspective and Avenues for Resolution, Leszek Buszynski XI. Politics and Economics in the Resolution/Non-Resolution of the East China Sea/Diaoyu Islands and Northern Territories Issues: Feats, Failures, and Futures, Jean-Marc F. Blanchard Index