Public international law: treaties and other sources Books

Book SynopsisThis book examines whether international agreements between non-state actors can be identified as a source of international law using objective criteria. It asks whether, beyond Article 38 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice, there is a system of rules, processes, beliefs or semantics by which these agreements can be objectively identified as a source of international law. Departing from the more usual state-centric analysis, it adopts postmodern legal positivism as its analytical tool. This allows for the reality that international law-making takes place in subjective social landscapes. To test the effectiveness of this approach, it is applied to agreements between petroleum agencies and corporations which allow two or more states to exploit disputed resources across boundaries looking in particular at arrangements involving China, Vietnam and the Philippines. By so doing it illustrates an alternative way that states can manage disputes, without having to resort to conflict. It will appeal to both scholars and practitioners of public international law, as well as civil servants.

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Book SynopsisThis open access book explores the complexity of the lex sportiva, the transnational legal regime governing international sports. Pioneering in its approach, it maps out the many entanglements of the transnational governance of sports with European legal processes and norms. The contributors trace the embeddedness of the lex sportiva within national law, European Union law and the European Convention on Human Rights. While the volume emphasizes the capacity of sports governing bodies to leverage the resources of national law to spread the lex sportiva globally, it also points at the fact that European legal processes are central when challenging the status quo as illustrated recently in the Semenya and Superleague cases. Ultimately, the book is also a vantage point to start critically investigating the Eurocentricity and the complex materiality underpinning the lex sportiva. The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by the Swedish Studies Network.

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Book SynopsisHinako Takata is Associate Professor at the Graduate School of International Public Policy, Osaka University, Japan.

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Book SynopsisMatilda Gillis is a Fellow and Lecturer in Law at Corpus Christi College and an Affiliated Lecturer at the Faculty of Law at the University of Cambridge, UK.

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Book SynopsisUnder U.S. domestic law and treaty practice, all international agreements concluded by the United States, regardless of their form, designation or title are divided into treaties, which are submitted to the Senate for its advice and consent to ratification, and other international agreements. Treaties which are submitted to the Senate are similar to federal laws, and their legislative history is much the same as the one followed by legislation, except that it is confined to proceedings in the Senate only. This legislative history follows the procedures established by the Senate, and it is based on primary legislative sources. The main part is arranged chronologically by the date of conclusion of the treaty. Each treaty contains the following components: it provides general information about the treaty; it lists chronologically steps taken by the Senate during the treaty approval process; legislative implementation, executive action, following Senate approval; entry into force, and annotations, such as references to related treaties, amendments, and present status. The use of the legislative history is facilitated by appendices and a detailed general index which includes: parties, regional subdivisions, and subjects.Trade ReviewNot only will the index assist an individual looking for a particular point in the legislative history of a treaty included in the book; but it should also facilitate the task of a researcher interested in making comparisons between United States treaties with various countries on the same subject matter provided that they are among the treaties submitted to the Senate during the period covered. […] Users of this impressive work will find themselves looking forward to the early appearance of Professor Wiktor’s retrospective legislative history. From the Foreword by Robert E. Dalton “This book is recommended for all academic law libraries and any other library serving researchers interested in international law and U.S. treaty practice. Researchers needing quick access to materials interpreting treaties ratified by the U.S. Senate will find this work an invaluable, time-saving resource. This work is a valuable addition to the US treaty literature and its future companion work analyzing treaties submitted from 1789 to 1989 promises to be of equal value. Duncan Alford, International Journal of Legal Information, vol. 35.Table of ContentsForeword by Robert E. Dalton, Introduction, List of References, List of Photographs, Photographs, I. Legislative History of Treaties Submitted to the U.S. Senate, 1. Treaties Concluded Prior to 1989, 2. Treaties Concluded From 1989 to 2004, II. Appendices, 1. Presidents and Secretaries of State, 1989-2004, 2. Sessions of the U.S. Congress, 101st-108th Congress, 3. List of Treaty Documents, 101st-108th Congress, 4. List of Senate Executive Reports, 101st-108th Congress, 5. List of Senate Hearings, 101st-108th Congress, 6. List of Treaties Approved En Bloc, 101st-108th Congress, 7. List of Treaties Submitted During 1989-2004 and Pending at the Adjournment of the 108th Congress, 8. List of Senate Action on Submitted Treaties by Class, 9. Statistical Data of Submitted Treaties by Party and Main Subject, III. General Index.

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Book SynopsisIn Article 31(3)(c) VCLT and the Principle of Systemic Integration: Normative Shadows in Plato’s Cave the author tackles a provision on treaty interpretation that has risen in prominence, Article 31(3)(c) VCLT. This article, which enshrines the principle of systemic integration, and its exact scope has become and continues to be a hotly debated subject in academic and judicial circles. Through an examination of both its written and unwritten elements, the author argues that the ‘proximity criterion’ is the optimal way of understanding and utilizing this provision, that conflict resolution principles may be of use within Article 31(3)(c) and finally, that the principle of systemic integration is indispensable not only for interpreting treaty provisions but customary international law as well.Table of ContentsContents Foreword 2 Preface 3 Acknowledgments 4 Abbreviations 10 Table of Cases 15 Table of Treaties 44 Table of Other Primary Authorities & Documents 48 Prolegomena 55 Part I: Article 31(3)(c) and the Principle of Systemic Integration from a Normative Point of View 66 Chapter I: The Elements of Article 31(3)(c) of the VCLT and the Principle of Systemic Integration 66 I. Introduction 67 II. Ordinary Meaning and Context of Article 31(3)(c) of the VCLT: An Article 31 – based Interpretation 68 III. Preparatory Work of the VCLT and pre-ILC Documents as other Supplementary Means: An Article 32 – based Interpretation 75 IV. Jurisprudence (‘other Supplementary Means of Interpretation’) as ‘Determinative’ of the Content of Article 31(3)(c): The ‘Proximity Criterion’ Revealed 90 Chapter II: Article 31(3)(c) and Intertemporality 145 I. Introduction 145 II. Debating Intertemporality During the Travaux Préparatoires of the VCLT 147 III. Intertemporal Law: Between Stability and Change 162 IV. Conclusion 196 Part II: Article 31(3)(c) VCLT and the Principle of Systemic Integration from a Systemic Point of View 198 Chapter III: Principles of Conflict Resolution within the Interpretative Process of Article 31(3)(c) 199 I. Definition 202 II. Hierarchy – Jus Cogens 209 III. Limitations of Jus Cogens 213 IV. Conflict Clauses 215 V. Limitations of Conflict Clauses 218 VI. Lex Posterior Derogat Priori 223 VII. Limitations of the Lex Posterior Principle 228 VIII. Lex Specialis Derogat Generali 236 IX. Limitations of the Lex Specialis Principle 240 X. The Relationship between the Lex Posterior and Lex Specialis Principles: Antagonism or Complementarity? 242 XI. Principles of Conflict Resolution within the Interpretative Process of Article 31(3)(c) 245 XII. Conclusion 254 Chapter IV: Interpretation of Customary International Law by Reference to the Customary Law Equivalent of Article 31(3)(c) (Article 31(3)(c) CIL) 256 I. Introduction 256 II. Is Interpretation of Customary International Law Possible? 257 III. Methods of Interpretation of Customary International Law 284 IV. Conclusion 316 Concluding Remarks 319 Bibliography 324 Index 346

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Book SynopsisBalance of Power and Norm Hierarchy: Franco-British Diplomacy after the Peace of Utrecht offers a detailed study of French and British diplomacy in the age of ‘Walpole and Fleury’. After Louis XIV’s decease, European international relations were dominated by the collaboration between James Stanhope and Guillaume Dubois. Their alliance focused on the amendment and enlargement of the peace treaties of Utrecht, Rastatt and Baden. In-depth analysis of vast archival material uncovers the practical legal arguments used between Hampton Court and Versailles. ‘Balance of Power’ or ‘Tranquillity of Europe’ were in fact metaphors for the predominance of treaty law even over the most fundamental municipal norms. An implacable logic of norm hierarchy allowed to consolidate peace in Europe.Trade Review"[...] Frederik Dhondt [hat], aus einer gewaltigen Fülle archivalischen Materials schöpfend, die britisch-französische Allianz zur Etablierung einer neuen diplomatischen „praxis and language“ in der Auseinandersetzung mit dem Balance-Konzept in der „post-Utrecht era“ insbesondere der ersten rund 15 Jahre nachdemEndedes Spanischen Erbfolgekriegs überzeugendherausgearbeitet. Seine inspirierende Studie motiviert zweifellos zur weiteren Auseinandersetzung mit Prämissen und Praktiken frühneuzeitlicher europäischer Mächtepolitik." Regina Dauser, Augsburg, in: Zeitschrift für Historische Forschung 44 (2017) 2, pp. 388-389. "[...] ein meisterhaftes Werk, das nicht nur reich an Details und Anekdoten ist, aber auch ein Handbuch [das] der damaligen Diplomatie und Rechtsargumentation repräsentiert." Christophe Wampach, in: Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stifting für Rechtsgeschichte, 135 Band (2018), p. 539-541. "An impressive amount of work has gone into this study, and it is to be welcomed that this period is singled out as being more distinctive than has often been assumed...Dhondt proposes an important and original way to evaluate a wealth of diplomatic and legal documents." Peter Schröder, University College London.

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Book SynopsisThis unique volume looks at international peace treaties, at their results, effects and failures. It reflects the outcome of an international conference held in the Peace Palace (The Hague) on the occasion of the Centenary of this institution, which opened its doors on the eve of World War I. The volume offers the reflections of the leading experts attending the conference and the open debate which followed. The Treaty of Versailles of 1919, the mother of all peace treaties, is the first to be critically discussed. How should this treaty be viewed with the knowledge of today? What are the lessons learned in the light of historic developments? Subsequently, the Dayton Agreement, which sealed the end to the bloody conflict in the former Yugoslavia (1992-1995), and the Sudan Agreement, which came into being after lengthy negotiations in 2005, are analysed in the same way. Finally, the situations which arose in relation to the devastating wars between Iran and Iraq (1980-1988) and between Kuwait and Iraq are discussed. As these states could not reach a settlement themselves, the United Nations Security Council imposed the terms of the ceasefire and peaceful cooperation in important and innovative resolutions. The book offers additional perspective by looking at the role of judicial settlement by the International Court of Justice or the Permanent Court of Arbitration, vis-a-vis the instrument of political mediation between states with the help of a third party. Mediation can be very effective, but certain conditions are required for it to be successful, conditions which are not easy to bring about in today’s world. Dispute settlement under international law is and continues to be the core business in the Peace Palace.Trade Review"While it is difficult to do justice in a short review to a book that covers so many interlocking themes, it can safely be concluded that it makes an important contribution to this topical issue. Not pretending to be an academically-orientated work, it reflects the problems and processes experienced at the coalface of peace processes, and will for this reason be of value to a wide audience of both academics and practitioners. While the English expression holds that one should not judge a book on its cover, the importance of attractive presentation cannot be denied, and the publishers should be congratulated with its striking cover design and neat presentation." André Stemmet, Netherlands International Law Review (2019) 66:179–183Table of ContentsList of Abbreviations; Preface; From Utrecht’s Peace to Modern Times: Introductory Words by Martti Koskenniemi, University of Helsinki, Treaty of Utrecht Chair at Utrecht University Part 1 The Versailles Peace Agreement, Paris (1919) Introduction 1.1 Keynote: Sir Adam Roberts, British Academy for the Humanities and Social Sciences 1.2 Commentary: Randall Lesafffer, Tilburg University 1.3 Roundtable Debate 1.4 Interview with Sir Adam Roberts Part 2 The Dayton Peace Agreement, Yugoslavia (1995) Introduction 2.1 Keynote: Abiodun Williams, The Hague Institute for Global Justice 2.2 Commentary: Marc Weller, Cambridge University 2.3 Roundtable Debate Part 3 The Sudan Peace Agreement (2005) Introduction 3.1 Prelude: Peace and Its Confluences, a Short Story by Jamal Mahjoub 3.2 Keynote: Barney Afako, Former Legal Advisor to the Juba Peace Talks 3.3 Commentary: Sarah Nouwen, Cambridge University 3.4 Roundtable Debate 3.5 Interview with Sarah Nouwen 3.6 Interview with Barney Afako Part 4 The Absence of Peace Agreements Introduction to and Texts of Security Council Resolutions 598 (1987) and 687 (1991) Concerning Iran and Iraq 4.1 Keynote: Djamchid Momtaz, University of Tehran 4.2 Commentary: Nico Schrijver, Leiden University 4.3 Roundtable Debate Part 5 Roundtable Debate: Mediation versus Adjudication Peace Palace, 16 September 2014 Roundtable Debate: Mediation versus Adjudication Part 6 Concluding Remarks on Lessons Learned 6.1 Concluding Remarks on the Conference by the Chairman of the Carnegie Foundation, Bernard Bot 6.2 Personal Experiences with Peace Mediation: An Interview with Bernard Bot, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of The Netherlands Epilogue; About the Contributors; List of Illustrations; Index.

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Book SynopsisLaunched in 1965, the Australian Year Book of International Law (AYBIL) is Australia’s longest standing and most prestigious dedicated international law publication. The Year Book aims to uniquely combine scholarly commentary with contributions from Australian government officials. Each volume contains a mix of scholarly articles, invited lectures, book reviews, notes of decisions by Australian and international courts, recent legislation, and collected Australian international law state practice. It is a valuable resource for those working in the field of international law, including government officials, international organisation officials, non-government and community organisations, legal practitioners, academics and other researchers, as well as students studying international law, international relations, human rights and international affairs. It focuses on Australian practice in international law and general international law, across a broad range of sub-fields including human rights, environmental law and legal theory, which are of interest to international lawyers worldwide.

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Book SynopsisLaunched in 1965, the Australian Year Book of International Law (AYBIL) is Australia’s longest standing and most prestigious dedicated international law publication. The Year Book aims to uniquely combine scholarly commentary with contributions from Australian government officials. Each volume contains a mix of scholarly articles, invited lectures, book reviews, notes of decisions by Australian and international courts, recent legislation, and collected Australian international law state practice. It is a valuable resource for those working in the field of international law, including government officials, international organisation officials, non-government and community organisations, legal practitioners, academics and other researchers, as well as students studying international law, international relations, human rights and international affairs. It focuses on Australian practice in international law and general international law, across a broad range of sub-fields including human rights, environmental law and legal theory, which are of interest to international lawyers worldwide.

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Book SynopsisLaunched in 1991, the Asian Yearbook of International Law is a major internationally-refereed yearbook dedicated to international legal issues as seen primarily from an Asian perspective. It is published under the auspices of the Foundation for the Development of International Law in Asia (DILA) in collaboration with DILA-Korea, the Secretariat of DILA, in South Korea. When it was launched, the Yearbook was the first publication of its kind, edited by a team of leading international law scholars from across Asia. It provides a forum for the publication of articles in the field of international law and other Asian international legal topics. The objectives of the Yearbook are two-fold: First, to promote research, study and writing in the field of international law in Asia; and second, to provide an intellectual platform for the discussion and dissemination of Asian views and practices on contemporary international legal issues. Each volume of the Yearbook contains articles and shorter notes; a section on Asian state practice; an overview of the Asian states’ participation in multilateral treaties and succinct analysis of recent international legal developments in Asia; a bibliography that provides information on books, articles, notes, and other materials dealing with international law in Asia; as well as book reviews. This publication is important for anyone working on international law and in Asian studies. The 2018 edition of the Yearbook features articles on the practice of Asian states from the perspective of Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL).Table of ContentsEditorial Note  Seokwoo Lee and Hee Eun Lee Special Feature: Asian State Practice in International Law from the Perspective of Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL) The Centenary of the League of Nations: Colonial India and the Making of International Law  Amritha V. Shenoy Breaking Bad Customs: Involving the Idea of Opinio Juris Communis in Asian State Practice  Thamil Venthan Ananthavinayagan Understanding Human Rights from an Eastern Perspective: A Discourse  Ravi Prakash Vyas and Rachit Murarka Subcontinental Defiance to the Global Refugee Regime: Global Leadership or Regional Exceptionalism?  Jay Ramasubramanyam Harmonizing UNCITRAL Model Law: A TWAIL Analysis of Cross Border Insolvency Law  Dwayne Leonardo Fernandes and Devahuti Pathak Use of Force as Self Defence against Non-State Actors and TWAIL Considerations: A Critical Analysis of India’s State Practice  Srinivas Burra The “ASEAN Way”: A Sore Thumb for ASEAN Solidarity in the Face of an Ailing Global Trade System?  Noel Chow Zher Ming Articles A Legal Critique of the Award of the Arbitral Tribunal in the Matter of the South China Sea Arbitration  National Institute for South China Sea Studies Prosecuting Crimes against Humanity before International Crimes Tribunal in Bangladesh: A Nexus with an Armed Conflict  Yudan Tan Legal Materials Participation in Multilateral Treaties  Karin Arts State Practice of Asian Countries in International Law  Sumaiya Khair (Bangladesh)  V.G. Hegde (India)  Kanami Ishibashi (Japan)  Buhm-Suk Baek (Korea)  Shaun Kang (Malaysia)  Amritha V. Shenoy, Ravi Prakash Vyas and Rachit Murarka (Nepal)  Jay L. Batongbacal (Philippines)  Elisabeth Liang and Jaclyn L. Neo (Singapore)  Kitti Jayangakula (Thailand)  Tran Viet Dung (Vietnam) Book Review  Seokwoo Lee Literature International Law in Asia: A Bibliographic Survey - 2018  Soyeon Moon DILA Events 2018 DILA International Conference and 2018 DILA Academy & Workshop  Seokwoo Lee and Hee Eun Lee

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Book SynopsisThis is the first comprehensive and systematic monograph on withdrawal from multilateral treaties, which explains the evolution of the concept of withdrawal and examines its increasing use over time. International scholars and policy makers have long addressed treaty making and treaty maintenance in light of the binary choice between compliance and breach, while leaving unregulated or at least under-regulated the actual act of withdrawal. In the age of global retrenchment, is there still room for international law to regulate the rules of the game, or will unilateral decisions overturn the current architecture of a multilateral global order?Table of ContentsForeword Preface Acknowledgments Abbreviations Table of Documents Table of Cases List of Figures 1 The Legal Framework of Withdrawal from Multilateral Treaties  Introduction  I. Understanding Withdrawal   A. Definition of Withdrawal   B. The Progressive Codification of Withdrawal   C. Withdrawal as an Expression of States’ Voluntarism  II. Withdrawal in International and Domestic Law   A. Withdrawal in General International Law   B. Withdrawal in the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties   C. Withdrawal in Domestic Law   D. The Limits of Legal Formalism and the Way Forward 2 Conceptualizing Withdrawal  Introduction  I. Analyzing Withdrawal through the Lens of Commitment and Compliance in International Treaties   A. Shifting Balances from Compliance to Commitment in Times of Withdrawal   B. Withdrawal and Commitment: Two Sides of the Same Coin   C. Differences between Withdrawal and Breach  II. Analyzing Withdrawal through the Lens of Risk Management   A. Risk Management in International Treaties   B. Risk in Treaty Making and Treaty Maintenance  III. Analyzing Withdrawal through the Lens of the Principle Pacta Sunt Servanda   A. From Cooperative to Noncooperative Outcomes   B. Lawfulness and Cooperativeness of Withdrawal 3 The Evolution of Withdrawal  Introduction  I. From Unity to Disengagement in the International Legal Order   A. The Concept of Unity   B. International Legal Theory and the Treaty-Making Process  II. Quantitative Study on Withdrawal   A. Defining the Population of Interest and the Goals   B. Empirical Results 4 Categories of Withdrawal   Introduction  I. International Tribunals and Committees   A. The International Court of Justice   B. The International Criminal Court   C. The UN Human Rights Committee  II. International Organizations   A. United Nations   B. UN Agencies   C. International Financial Institutions   D. Brexit and Regional Organizations  III. High-Profile International Commitments   A. Agreements Derogating from Norms of Jus Cogens   B. Arms Control Agreements   C. Climate Change Agreements  IV. Withdrawing from the Agreement, Remaining in the Regime  V. Signatory Withdrawal 5 Rationales for Withdrawal  Introduction  I. Withdrawal as a Reaction in Domestic Politics   A. Economic Costs   B. Expansion of Jurisdiction (“Mission Creep”)   C. Perception of Bias or Unfairness  II. Withdrawal as an Act of State Power   A. Shift in Domestic Political Leadership   B. Leverage for Amending a Treaty   C. Defense Strategy   D. Alternative Consensus 6 Regulating and Enhancing Orderly Withdrawal from Multilateral Treaties  Introduction  I. International Solutions   A. Securing Commitment through Withdrawal Procedure   B. Enhancing Commitment through International Regimes  II. Domestic Solutions   A. Regulating Domestic Treaty-Making Power   B. Socializing Commitment through a Multi-Stakeholders’ Approach Conclusion Appendix: Table of Withdrawals Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisLaunched in 1991, the Asian Yearbook of International Law is a major internationally-refereed yearbook dedicated to international legal issues as seen primarily from an Asian perspective. It is published under the auspices of the Foundation for the Development of International Law in Asia (DILA) in collaboration with DILA-Korea, the Secretariat of DILA, in South Korea. When it was launched, the Yearbook was the first publication of its kind, edited by a team of leading international law scholars from across Asia. It provides a forum for the publication of articles in the field of international law and other Asian international legal topics. The objectives of the Yearbook are two-fold: First, to promote research, study and writing in the field of international law in Asia; and second, to provide an intellectual platform for the discussion and dissemination of Asian views and practices on contemporary international legal issues. Each volume of the Yearbook contains articles and shorter notes; a section on Asian state practice; an overview of the Asian states’ participation in multilateral treaties and succinct analysis of recent international legal developments in Asia; a bibliography that provides information on books, articles, notes, and other materials dealing with international law in Asia; as well as book reviews. This publication is important for anyone working on international law and in Asian studies. The 2019 edition is the Yearbook's 25th volume. To commemorate this achievement, this volume has two reflective articles: the first article presents the history of DILA and its flagship publication, this Yearbook; and the second article provides an overview of the Yearbook's State Practice section beginning with volume 1 to volume 24.Table of ContentsContents Editorial Note  Seokwoo Lee and Hee Eun Lee Special Feature: 30 Years and 25 Volumes – DILA and the Asian Yearbook of International Law DILA at 30: A Personal Reflection  Kevin Y.L. Tan A Panoramic Review of the State Practice Section in the Asian Yearbook of International Law  Seryon Lee Articles The Asian Contribution to the Development of International Law: Focusing on the ReCAAP  Makoto Seta Vietnam’s Experiences with International Investment Agreements Governance: Issues and Solutions  Tran Viet Dung The Right of Access to Port and the Impact of Historic Fishing Rights  Arron N. Honniball The Amendment of Anti-corruption Law in Indonesia: The Contribution to the Development of International Anti-corruption Law  Ratna Juwita Challenges in Ensuring the Rights of Vietnamese Migrant Workers in the Globalization Context – The Two Sides of the Development Process  Nguyen Thi Hong Yen Legal Materials Participation in Multilateral Treaties  Karin Arts State Practice of Asian Countries in International Law  Sumaiya Khair (Bangladesh)  V.G. Hegde (India)  Kanami Ishibashi (Japan)  Buhm-Suk Baek (Korea)  Amritha V. Shenoy and Ravi Prakash Vyas (Nepal)  Jay L. Batongbacal (Philippines)  Elisabeth Liang, Ong Kye Jing, Rachel Tan Xi’en (Singapore)  Kitti Jayangakula (Thailand)  Tran Viet Dung (Vietnam) State Practice Notes on Korea  Chang Hun Cho  Daehun Kim  Min Jae Shin Literature Book Review  Seokwoo Lee International Law in Asia: A Bibliographic Survey – 2019  Sharad Sharma DILA Events 2019 DILA 30th Anniversary International Conference and 2019 DILA Academy & Workshop  Seokwoo Lee and Hee Eun Lee

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Book SynopsisLaunched in 1991, the Asian Yearbook of International Law is a major internationally-refereed yearbook dedicated to international legal issues as seen primarily from an Asian perspective. It is published under the auspices of the Foundation for the Development of International Law in Asia (DILA) in collaboration with DILA-Korea, the Secretariat of DILA, in South Korea. When it was launched, the Yearbook was the first publication of its kind, edited by a team of leading international law scholars from across Asia. It provides a forum for the publication of articles in the field of international law and other Asian international legal topics. The objectives of the Yearbook are two-fold: First, to promote research, study and writing in the field of international law in Asia; and second, to provide an intellectual platform for the discussion and dissemination of Asian views and practices on contemporary international legal issues. Each volume of the Yearbook contains articles and shorter notes; a section on Asian state practice; an overview of the Asian states’ participation in multilateral treaties and succinct analysis of recent international legal developments in Asia; a bibliography that provides information on books, articles, notes, and other materials dealing with international law in Asia; as well as book reviews. This publication is important for anyone working on international law and international relations.Table of ContentsEditorial Note  Seokwoo Lee and Hee Eun Lee Articles Korea: From Norm Taker to Norm Maker in International Law  Seokwoo Lee and Hee Eun Lee Building an Agreement on Biodiversity beyond National Jurisdiction: What Are the Positions of Asian States?  Le Thi Anh Dao and Vu Quoc Tuan Legal Materials Participation in Multilateral Treaties  Karin Arts Note on the State Practice Section State Practice of Asian Countries in International Law  Sumaiya Khair (Bangladesh)  Sergey Sayapin (Central Asia)  R Rajesh Babu and Sujith Koonan (India)  Arie Afriansyah, Akbar Kurnia, Gregorius Sri Nurhartanto, I Made Budi Arsika, M. Reza Syariffudin Zaki, Siti Halimah Indrani Anwar and Rehulina Sri Wartini (Indonesia)  Vahid Rezadoost, Seyed Hossein Sadat Meidani, Abdollah Abedini, Mahin Sobhani, Pouria Askari, Katayoun Hosseinnejad, Nasim Zargarinejad, Amir Maghami, Ali Mashhadi, Mojtaba Asghrian and Khalil Rouzegari Agbalag (Iran)  Kanami Ishibashi (Japan)  Buhm-Suk Baek (Korea)  Mary George (Malaysia)  J. Battogtokh, B. Sosorbaram, Baasankhuu G, and Baigal Enkh-Amgalan (Mongolia)  Pranjali Kanel and Anusha Kharel (Nepal)  Rommel J. Casis, Celeste Ruth L. Cembrano-Mallari, Michael T. Tiu, Jr., Jacqueline F. Espenilla, Joan Paula A. Deveraturda and Cecilia Therese T. Guiao (Philippines)  Tara M. Davenport (Singapore)  Wendy Wan Chun Ho and Dustin Kuan-Hsiung Wang (Taiwan)  Kitti Jayangakula, Pataramon Satarak and Nattawat Krittayanawat (Thailand)  Trinh Hai Yen, Ton Nu Thanh Binh and Hoang Thi Ngoc Anh (Vietnam) Literature Book Review  Bruno Savoie International Law in Asia: A Bibliographic Survey – 2020  Sharad Sharma DILA Events 2020 DILA International Conference and 2020 DILA Academy & Workshop  Seokwoo Lee and Hee Eun Lee

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