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Contents
- Preliminary Material
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- Table of Cases
- International Cases
- Jurisdiction
- Australia
- Bangladesh
- Cambodia
- Canada
- Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
- Cook Islands
- European Union
- Fiji
- Samoa
- India
- Indonesia
- Kiribati
- Malaysia
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- New Zealand
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
- Republic of Kazakhstan
- Singapore
- Solomon Islands
- Sri Lanka
- Thailand
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Vanuatu
- Table of Legislation
- Treaties and Conventions
- United Nations Resolutions
- Legislation
- Afghanistan
- Australia
- Bangladesh
- Cambodia
- China
- Cook Islands
- East Timor
- European Union
- Fiji
- Hawaii
- India
- Indonesia
- Kazakhstan
- Kiribati
- Kyrgyz Republic
- Malaysia
- Myanmar
- Nauru
- Nepal
- New Zealand
- Niue
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
- Samoa
- Singapore
- Solomon Islands
- South Korea
- Sri Lanka
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- Tokelau
- Tonga
- Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vietnam
- List of Contributors
- Main Text
- Part I Themes, Institutions, And History
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Asia’s Ambivalence about International Law
- 3 Regional Organizations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Evolution of APROs—A Common Conceptual Narrative of Regional Stability, Economic Development, Sovereignty, and Intergovernmentalism
- 3 APROs that have Chosen to Integrate: The Prioritization of Laws and Institutions
- 4 APROs in the Status Quo: Flexible Cooperation as Political and Diplomatic Entities
- 5 Conclusion
- 4 Asia in the History and Theory of International Law
- Part II Specialized Branches of International Law in Asia and the Pacific
- 5 Regional Peace and Security
- 6 Human Rights
- 7 International Humanitarian Law and International Criminal Law
- 8 International Environmental Law
- 9 Law of the Sea and Asian States
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Law of the Sea before UNCLOS
- 3 Asian states and Claims to Maritime Zones
- 4 Asian States and Maritime Claims from Offshore Features
- 5 Asian States and Maritime Boundaries
- 6 Asian States and Settlement of Disputes on Law of the Sea
- 7 Challenges Relating to Management of Living Resources
- 8 Maritime Security Challenges in the Asia-Pacific
- 9 Regional Cooperation on the Marine Environment
- 10 Conclusion
- 10 International Economic Law and Asia
- 11 International Dispute Settlement
- Part III International Law in Asian and Pacific States
- East Asia
- Southeast Asia
- 15 Thailand
- 16 Indonesia
- 17 The Philippines
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Monist and Dualist Tendencies and Entry Points
- 2.1 The Incorporation Clause and the Treaty Clause: The Dual Sword and Shield Functions
- 2.2 The Self-Executing Sword of Philippine Precedents for International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law under the Incorporation Clause
- 2.3 The UDHR, the Incorporation Clause, and Jurisprudential Anomalies
- 2.4 Treaties in the Form of Executive Agreements: Shield and Sword
- 2.5 Treaties, Philippine-US Relations, and the Court’s Critical Political Function
- 2.6 International Law as a Shield: the International Criminal Court and Filipino Comfort Women
- 2.7 Constitution versus International Law: UNCLOS
- 3 The Direct Effect of the Supreme Court’s Rule-Making Powers
- 4 Constitutionalization and Direct Effect
- 5 Direct Effect of International Law in the State of Exception
- 6 Direct Effect by Statutory Application
- 7 Conclusion: Backsliding from International Law?
- 18 Singapore
- 19 Malaysia
- 20 Viet Nam
- 21 Cambodia
- 22 Myanmar
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Overview of Myanmar’s Legal System
- 3 Burma/Myanmar and the Prohibition on Forced Labour 1907–1996
- 4 ILO Commission of Inquiry 1997–8
- 5 ILO Monitoring from 1999
- 6 Doe v Unocal Case (1997)
- 7 Myanmar and Forced Labour during the Transition to Democracy from 2010
- 8 Epilogue: The Protocol to ILO Convention No 29
- 9 Conclusion
- South and Central Asia
- 23 India
- 1 Introduction
- 2 India and International Law: Colonial Era
- 3 Independent India: The Constitutional Framework
- 4 India’s Contribution to International Law 1947–2017
- 5 Conclusion
- 24 Pakistan
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Membership of and Contribution to International and Regional Organizations
- 3 Security Challenges
- 4 Nuclear Law
- 5 Chemical and Biological Weapons
- 6 Human Rights
- 7 Environmental Law and Sustainable Development
- 8 Water Law
- 9 Law of Territory
- 10 Trade, Investment, and Economic Law
- 11 The Role of International Law in the Domestic Legal Framework
- 12 Dispute Settlement
- 13 Conclusion
- 25 Bangladesh
- 1 Introduction and Constitutional Framework
- 2 Treaty Practice
- 3 Customary International Law
- 4 Participation in International Organizations
- 5 Participation in UN Peacekeeping Operations
- 6 Interstate Disputes
- 7 Investment Arbitrations
- 8 Conclusion
- 26 Nepal
- 1 Introduction
- 2 History
- 3 The UN and Nepal’s Transition
- 4 International Law in the Nepalese Legal System
- 5 The Use of International Law
- 6 Conclusion
- 27 Sri Lanka
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Participation by Sri Lanka in Major Multilateral Treaties
- 3 Sri Lanka’s Contribution to the Making of Regional Treaties
- 4 Sri Lanka’s Involvement in International Dispute Settlement Procedures
- 5 Incorporation of International Law in the Domestic Legal Order
- 6 Conclusion
- 28 Afghanistan
- 29 Central Asian States
- 23 India
- The Pacific (Including Oceania and Australasia)
- 30 South Pacific Island States
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The International Level
- 3 The Domestic Level
- 3.1 The Process of Treaty-making and Ratification
- 3.2 The Formal Position of International Treaties
- 3.3 The Formal Position of Customary International Law in Domestic Law
- 3.4 International Law and the Courts
- 3.5 Non-binding Domestic Mechanisms that Apply International Law
- 3.6 Major Areas of Legislative Enactment of International Law
- 3.7 Reasons for Failure to Incorporate International Instruments into Domestic Law
- 4 Critical Themes
- 5 Conclusion
- 31 Australia
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Australia on the International Plane
- 3 Australia and Multilateral Law-Making
- 4 International Dispute Settlement
- 5 International Law and Australian Domestic Law
- 6 Conclusion
- 32 New Zealand
- 30 South Pacific Island States
- Part I Themes, Institutions, And History
- Further Material