Assessing Maritime Disputes in East Asia: Political and Legal Perspectives
In: Contemporary Issues in the South China Sea
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of tables -- List of contributors -- 1 Introduction: old problems and new paradigms in East-Asian maritime disputes -- 2 Maritime territorial disputes in East Asia: a comparative analysis of the South China Sea and the East China Sea -- 3 Maritime conflict and cooperation in East Asia: recent developments and future prospects -- 4 Legal and political aspects of the Dokdo issue: interrelationship between international law and international relations -- 5 'Takeshima', 'Northern Territories' and the construction of Japan's national identity -- 6 Crisscrossing law, politics and history: dilemmas in the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands dispute -- 7 Diplomacy and opportunism: Taiwan's position on the Diaoyu/Senkaku dispute -- 8 Maritime borders in the South China Sea: dynamics of claims and legal basis -- 9 Exploring maritime dispute management in the South China Sea: a practical approach -- 10 Is accessing natural and strategical energy resources the real core of maritime disputes in East Asia? -- 11 China's realpolitik approach to its territorial disputes: the case of the 2012 Scarborough shoal stand-off -- 12 Economic drivers of Vietnam's South China Sea disputes with China -- Conclusion -- Index