Northeast Asian Perspectives on International Law

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 and M.A. from Syracuse University (College of Law and Maxwell School) and LL.M. from New York University School of Law.

• Chapter I: Overview: Northeast Asian Perspectives on International Law: Contemporary Issues and ChallengesSeokwoo LEE (Professor, INHA University Law School, Korea) & Hee Eun LEE (Professor, Handong International Law School, Korea)Chapter II: In Pursuit of Peace and Prosperity through Justice in Northeast AsiaKak-Soo SHIN (Ambassador to Japan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Korea)Chapter III: Historical Analysis on the Impacts and Influences of International Law in East Asia and its FutureToshiya UEKI (Professor, Tohoku University, Japan)Chapter IV: The Declaration on the Conduct of Parties and a Code of Conduct in the South China Sea: Recent Actions Taken by ASEANYann-huei SONG (Research Fellow, Institute of European and American Studies; Adjunct Research Fellow, Center for Asia-Pacific Area Studies - Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan)Chapter V: Resolution to High Seas Fisheries Issue: A View from the South China Sea and an Expectation on National Ocean PolicyKuan-Hsiung WANG (Associate Professor, Graduate Institute of Political Science, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan)Chapter VI: The Response of China and Japan to the Issue of Non Liquet in Recent Advisory Proceedings before the ICJBing Bing JIA (Professor of International Law, Tsinghua University Law School, China)Chapter VII: The Introduction of Western International Law into JapanJon M. VAN DYKE (Professor, School of Law, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, USA)Chapter VIII: Japan’s Efforts in United Nations Peacekeeping Operations: From the Perspectives of International Law and Foreign Policy-MakingOsamu YOSHIDA (Professor, Tsukuba University, Japan)Chapter IX: The Cheonan Incident: A Perspective from International Law and PoliticsSeokwoo LEE (Professor, INHA University Law School, Korea) & Hee Eun LEE (Professor, Handong International Law School, Korea)Chapter X: North Korean Human Rights and the Failure of Protection: The Plight of North Koreans in FlightJae-Chun WON (Professsor, Handong International Law School & Former Director-General, Korean National Human Rights Commission)Chapter XI: International Legal Education under the Korea’s New Law School SystemHee Moon JO (Professor, Law School, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Korea)