Introduction

This bibliography provides information on books, articles, notes and other materials dealing with international law in Asia. For this survey, only English language publications that are newly published in 2021 or previously published but had updated editions and were republished in 2021 are listed in this survey. Please refer to early editions of the Asian Yearbook of International Law for earlier bibliographies from earlier editions.

Most, if not all, of the materials can be listed under multiple categories, but each item is listed under a single primary category. However, edited books may appear more than once if multiple chapters from the book are listed under different categories. Readers are advised to refer to all categories relevant to their research. The headings used in this year’s bibliography are as follows:

1. General Theories and Asian Culture

2. Sovereignty, Decolonisation, and Territorial Jurisdiction

3. International Dispute Settlement

4. Arbitration

5. International Trade Law, Economic and Commercial Law

6. Investment Law and Insolvency Law

7. Laws on Intellectual Property and Technology

8. Environmental Law and Energy Law

9. Human Rights

10. Migration and Refugees

11. International Humanitarian Law, Criminal Law, and Transnational Crime

12. Law of the Sea

13. Cyber Crime and Security

14. Air & Space Law and Nuclear Law

15. International Relations, Cooperation and Diplomacy

16. Miscellaneous

1 General Theories and Asian Culture

Anselmo Reyes & Wilson Lui (eds), Direct Jurisdiction: Asian Perspectives (Hart Publishing, 2021).

Atul Alexander, Dissecting the Role of Asian States in Modern International Law: Changing Gears from Bilateralism to Jus Cogens, 4(1) International Journal of Law Management & Humanities 274–286 (2021).

Eric Yong Joong Lee (ed.), ASEAN International Law (Springer, 2021).

Ginevra Le Moli, ‘Parity with all Nations’: The ‘Collie’ Trade and the Quest for Recognition by China and Japan, 34 Leiden Journal of International Law 879–897 (2021).

Jacques DeLisle, The Chinese Model of Law, China’s Agenda in International Law, and Implications for Democracy in Asia and Beyond, in Democratization, National Identify and Foreign Policy in Asia (Routledge, 2021).

Jean d’Aspremont & Binxin Zhang, China and International Law: Two Tales of an Encounter, 34(3) Leiden Journal of International Law 899–914 (2021).

Jose Duke Bagulaya, International Juridical Forms and Legal Subjectivity: A History of the Subject in Southeast Asia from the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824 to the ASEAN Charter, 11(2) Asian Journal of International Law 329–350 (2021).

Keyuan Zou, Qiang Ye & Shicun Wu (eds.), The 21st Century Maritime Silk Road: Challenges and Opportunities for Asia and Europe (Taylor & Francis, 2021).

Matthew S. Erie & Sida Liu, The Forms and Architects of China’s International Legal Order, 46 Yale Journal of International Law Online 47 (2021).

Matthew S. Erie, Chinese Law and Development, 62 Harvard International Law Journal 51 (2021).

Mohammad Shahabuddin (ed.), Bangladesh and International Law (Routledge, 2021).

Ngoc Son Bui, Global Constitutionalism: Asia-Pacific Perspectives, 10(2) Global Constitutionalism 221–236 (2021).

Nong Hong, Weighing the Sources of International Law: The Arctic, Antarctica and the South China Sea, 6(2) Asia-Pacific Journal of Ocean Law and Policy 221–246 (2021).

Preston Jordan Lim, Applying International Law Solutions to the Xinjiang Crisis, 22(1) Asian Pacific Law & Policy Journal 90–156 (2021).

Seokwoo Lee (ed.), Encyclopedia Of Public International Law In Asia (3 Vols.) (Brill, 2021).

Sergey Sayapin, International Law in Central Asia: Practices and Doctrines, 47 Review of Central and East European Law 322–351 (2021).

Simon Chesterman, Can International Law Survive a Rising China?, 31(4) European Journal of International Law 1507–1520 (2021).

Teemu Ruskola, Where is Asia-When is Asia-Theorizing Comparative Law and International Law, 44(3) U.C. Davis Law Review 879–896 (2021).

Vitit Muntarbhorn (ed.), Challenges of International Law In The Asian Region (Springer, 2021).

Xinxiang Shi & Xiaoou Zheng, The Obligations of China and the Role of International Law in the Context of the Coronavirus Pandemic, 14 Journal of East Asia & International Law 101–114 (2021).

Yanning Yu, China’s Implementation of Its “One Belt One Road” Initiative: Legal Challenges and Regulation by Law, 16(1) Asian Journal of WTO and International Health Law and Policy 121–152 (2021).

Ying-Jeou Ma (ed.), Chinese (Taiwan) Yearbook of International Law and Affairs, Vol. 38 (Brill, 2021).

2 Sovereignty, Decolonisation, and Territorial Jurisdiction

Ardi Imseis, On Membership of the United Nations and the State of Palestine: A Critical Account, 34 Leiden Journal of International Law 855–878 (2021).

Danielle Ireland-Piper, Extraterritoriality in East Asia: Extraterritorial Criminal Jurisdiction in China, Japan, and South Korea (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2021).

Eiichiro Takahata, Japan’s Notion of National Defense and Its Self-Defense Forces, 29 Michigan State International Law Review 553 (2021).

Iin Karita Sakharina, Farida Patittingi, Ahwal Hidayat, Zulkifi Aspan, Hamzah Halim, Muh. Hasrul, Kadarudin, & Ahsan Yunus, Taiwan’s Sovereignty and Its Position to the South China Sea Dispute Under the International Law, 24(6) Journal of Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Issues 1–14 (2021).

Joel Ng, Contesting Sovereignty: Power and Practice in Africa and Southeast Asia (CUP, 2021).

Kyu-Hyun Jo, The Shadow of Cold War Politics over Territorial Sovereignty: The San Francisco Peace Treaty and Its Implications for Japan’s Territorial Disputes with Korea and China, 8(2) Journal of Territorial and Maritime Studies 98–113 (2021).

Mark R. Shulman, Review of the Rise of China and International Law: Taking Chinese Exceptionalism Seriously Conyan Cai, The Rise of China and International Law: Taking Chinese Exceptionalism Seriously (Oxford University Press 2019), 60 Columbia Journal of Transnational Law 217 [Book Review] (2021).

Necati Polat, Boundary Issues in Central Asia (Brill, 2021).

Priyasha Saksena, Building the Nation: Sovereignty and International Law in the Decolnisation of South Asia, 23(1) The Journal of the History of International Law 52–79 (2021).

Robin Ramcharan, Forging A Singaporean Statehood: 1965–1995 (Brill, 2021).

Ryan Martinez Mitchell, China’s Participation in the Second Hague Conference and the Concept of Equal Sovereignty in International Law, 11(2) Asian Journal of International Law 351–371 (2021).

3 International Dispute Settlement

Agrivina Vivian Giovanni & Fariz Pradipta Mursyid, South China Sea Maritime Territorial Disputes in COVID-19 Situation, 15 Technium Social Sciences Journal 621–632 (2021).

Anthea Roberts, Introduction to the Symposium on Global Labs of International Commercial Dispute Resolution, 115 American Journal of International Law Unbound 1 (2021).

Bruno Jetin, Luke Nottage, Nobumichi Teramura & Shala F. Ali (eds.), New Frontiers in Asia-Pacific International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution (Kluwer Law International, 2021).

Daisuke Akimoto, Takeshima or Dokdo? Toward Conflict Transformation of the Japan-Korea Territorial Dispute, 22 Asian-Pacific Law and Policy Journal 51 (2021).

Geoffrey Ma, Hong Kong and Its Role in International Arbitration, 23(1) Asian Dispute Review 4–9 (2021).

Guiguo Wang & Rajesh Sharma, The International Commercial Dispute Prevention and Settlement Organization: A Global Laboratory of Dispute Resolution with an Asian Flavor, 115 American Journal of International Law Unbound 22 (2021).

Henneke Brink, Dispute Resolution in the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative: The Road of Mediation, 2 Corporate Mediation Journal 45 (2021).

Ignacio de la Rasilla, ‘Sharp Ears to Hear a Thunderclap’? The Rise of Mediation in the International Dispute Prevention and Settlement System of the Belt and Road Initiative, 29(1) Asia Pacific Law Review 167–188 (2021).

Jiangyu Wang, Flexible Institutionalization: A Critical Examination of the Chinese Perspectives on Dispute Settlement for the Belt and Road, 29(1) Asia Pacific Law Review 70–85 (2021).

John Riley, A Multilateral Approach to Investor-State Dispute Settlement Issues in the Asia-Pacific Region, 17 Journal of East Asia & International Law 147–160 (2021).

Min K. Lee & Ji Hyoi Moon, The More the Merrier: Is East Asia’s ADR Scene Missing Out on Expert Determination?, 39 Chinese (Taiwan) Yearbook of International Law and Affairs 240 (2021).

Mohammad Belayet Hossain, Asmah Laili Bt Yeon & Ahmad Shamsul Bin Abd. Aziz, FDI and Dispute Settlement Arrangements in Bangladesh: Issues and Challenges, 11(1) Asian Journal of International Law 36–49 (2021).

Ngo Huu Phuoc, Compulsory Dispute Settlement Entailing Binding Decisions under the UNCLOS: Its Applicability to the Case of Vietnam, 14 Journal of East Asia & International Law 35 (2021).

Thomas A. Schwartz & John Yoo, Maritime Territorial Disputes in Asia and the Relaxation of Cold War Tensions: The Case of Dokdo and the 1965 Japan-Korea Normalization Agreements, 20(4) Chinese Journal of International Law 727–783 (2021).

Tim Stephens, Special Issue: National Encounters with the International Court of Justice: The Impetus for Contentious Case: Environmental Litigation by Asia Pacific States at the International Court of Justice, 21 Melbourne Journal of International Law 653–676 (2021).

Zhujun Zhao & Jianping Guo, Settlement of Belt and Road Disputes between China and Central Asian Countries, 29(1) Asia Pacific Law Review 189–208 (2021).

4 Arbitration

Boey Swee Siang, Yap Chun Kai, & Suchitra Kumar, The Resilience of Singapore Arbitration Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic, 23(4) Asian Dispute Review 172–177 (2021).

Christian Schultheiss, “One of the First Matters to be Addressed but Distinct” or “Distinct but Inseparable”? The Distinction Between Maritime Entitlements and Sea Boundary Delimitation in the Philippines v. China Arbitration, 11(1) Asian Journal of International Law 24–35 (2021).

James Claxton, Luke Nottage & Ana Ubilava, Mandatory Investor-State Conciliation before Arbitration in Asia-Pacific Treaties: New Developments and Implications for India and Australia, 13 Indian Journal of International Economic Law 209–217 (2021).

James Kwan, Zoe Dong, Phoebe Yan, Choosing a Foreign Arbitral Institution in China: Is the China Arbitration Market Finally Opening Up?, 23(1) Asian Dispute Review 26–34 (2021).

Jonathan G. Odom, The Value and Viability of the South China Arbitration Ruling: The U.S. Perspective 2016–2020, 97 International Law Studies 122 (2021).

Nils Eliasson, Levelling the International Arbitration Playing Field: Outcome-Related Fee Structure Reform in Hong Kong and Singapore, 23(2) Asian Dispute Review 60–66 (2021).

Vid Prislan, Challenging Domestic Judgments Through Investment Arbitration: Implications for the Forced Labour Litigation in Korea?, 11(1) Asian Journal of International Law 89–117 (2021).

Wilson Wei Huo, The Impact of the PRC Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law 2021 on International Commercial Arbitration, 23(4) Asian Dispute Review 164–171 (2021).

Winnie Jo-Mei Ma, Institutional and Legislative Rule-Making for Taiwan’s Arbitration: CAA and Its International Arbitration Centre, 39 Chinese (Taiwan) Yearbook of International Law and Affairs 277 (2021).

Yuan Peihao, Can Foreign Arbitral Institutions Directly Administer Cases in Mainland China?, 23(2) Asian Dispute Review 67–64 (2021).

5 International Trade Law, Economic and Commercial Law

Akum K. Singh, China’s Passing of the National Security Law in Hong Kong and Its Effect on Global Business, 17 Rutgers Business Law Review 89 (2021).

Beligh Elbalti, Asian Principles for the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgements, Singapore Journal of Legal Studies 267–270 (2021).

Chien-Huei Wu & Frank Gaenssmantel (eds.), Law and Diplomacy In The Management Of Eu-Asia Trade and Investment Relations (Taylor & Francis, 2021).

I-Ju Chen, New Asian Regionalism in International Economic Law by Pasha L. Heish Cambridge University Press (2021) pp. 300, 39 Chinese (Taiwan) Y.B. International Law & Affairs 390 [Book Review] (2021).

Jutharat Attawet, Mapping Transnational Commercial Surrogacy Arrangements in South and Southeast Asia, 89(2) Medico-Legal Journal 128–132 (2021).

Owais Hasan Khan, Strengthening Regional Trade Integration in South Asia: A SAARC Perspective (Springer, 2021).

Pasha L. Hsieh, New Asian Regionalism in International Economic Law (Cambridge University Press, 2021).

Sungjin Kang, Asian Capitalism and the Regulation of Competition: Towards a Regulatory Geography of Global Competition Law, 11(2) Asian Journal of International Law 397–398 (2021).

Yang Yue, ASEAN’s Perception of and Response to China-US Competition, 89 China International Studies 134–159 (2021).

6 Investment Law and Insolvency Law

Alipak Banerjee, Arbitration and Insolvency: Co-Relation or Collusion?, 23(3) Asian Dispute Review 117–122 (2021).

Connor Vignali Steelberg, Late Development and the Private Sector: A Perspective on Public-Private Partnerships in Vietnam, 59 Columbia Journal of Transnational Law 726 [Note] (2021).

Dilini Pathirana, India and Bilateral Investment Treaties: Refusal, Acceptance, Backlash, 11(2) Asian Journal of International Law 398–399 [Review] (2021).

Dushyant Dave, Fali Nariman, Marike Paulsson & Martin Hunter (eds.), Arbitration in India (Wolters Kluwer, 2021).

G. Matteo Vaccaro-Incisa, China’s Treaty Policy and Practice in International Investment Law and Arbitration (Brill, 2021).

Josef Ostransk, Investment Treaties and National Governance in India: Rearrangements, Empowerment, and Discipline, 34 Leiden Journal of International Law 373–396 (2021).

Luke Nottage, International Commercial and Investor-State Arbitration: Australia and Japan in Regional and Global Contexts (Edward Elgar, 2021).

Luther Lie & Yetty Komalasari Dewi, An Ineffective Institutional Investors Law in Indonesia? Why Bother, 11(3) Indonesia Law Review 231–248 (2021).

Mahdev Mohan & Chester Brown (eds.), The Asian Turn in Foreign Investment (CUP, 2021).

Shen Wei, Decoding Chinese Bilateral Investment Treaties (CUP, 2021).

Tito Bramantyo, The Indonesian Government’s Participation in International Investment Law and Its Reform, 19(1) Indonesia Journal of International Law 83–111 (2021).

Wee Meng Seng & Hans Tjio, Singapore as International Debt Restructuring Center: Aspiration and Challenges, 57 Texas International Law Journal 1 (2021).

William Lu, Arbitration and Insolvency Proceedings: the Chinese Law Perspective, 23(1) Asian Dispute Review 18–25 (2021).

Wilson Lui, Defending the Indemnity Costs Approach to Unsuccessful Arbitral Award Challenges, 23(3) Asian Dispute Review 129–135 (2021).

7 Laws on Intellectual Property and Technology

Anil Kumar Vishwakarma & Maria Devi Angerhofer, Intellectual Property Rights and Public Policy on the Role of Plain Packaging and Health Care in India, 18(4) Indonesian Journal of International Law 481–500 (2021).

David Tilt, Comparative Perspectives on Specialised Intellectual Property Courts: Understanding Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court through the Lens of the US Federal Circuit, 16(2) Asian Journal of Comparative Law 238–258 (2021).

Dominic Ko, Reprogramming Copyright Law – Comparing the Copyright Regimes in Singapore and the United Kingdom and Their Application on Ai-Generated Content, Singapore Comparative Law Review 174–181 (2021).

Hannah Lim, The Technological Limits of the Rule of Law, and the Perspective of Developing States, 11(1) Indonesia Law Review 92–114 (2021).

Harsh Raj & Manvee, Assessing the Copyright Concerns in the Gaming Industry of India, 1(4) Legal Spectrum Journal 1–11 (2021).

Kellie Hyae-Young Yi, Electronic Games and Intellectual Property Disputes in Asia, 23(2) Asian Dispute Review 75–80 (2021).

Nguyen Phan Quoc, Impacts of IPRS Basic Provisions in CPTPP on Technology Transfer and Innovation Suggestion In Indonesia, 18(4) Indonesian Journal of International Law 457–480 (2021).

Peter N. Fowler, Intellectual Property Challenges in the ASEAN Region, The National Bureau of Asian Research [Commentary] (2021).

8 Environmental Law and Energy Law

Aishwarya Saxena, Clean Energy Transition in Emerging Economies of Asia and Africa – A New Concept of Transnational Collaboration in Nuclear Energy, 2 Foundation of Law and International Affairs Review 159–186 (2021).

Alistair Wishart & Afzaal Abidi, The Energy Transition in Central Asia: Drivers, Policy and Opportunities, 16 Construction Law International 28 (2021).

Chad Patrick Osorio, All Hands on Deck: The Role of Law and Governance in Accelerating Global Climate Action, 3 University of Asia and the Pacific Law Journal 76–99 (2021).

Lye Lin Heng, Environmental Law in Singapore (Wolters Kluwer, 2021).

Md. Milan Hossain, Marine Pollution in Bangladesh – Framing Legal Responses: A Critical Study, 23(3) Environmental Law Review 210–227 (2021).

Mehran Idris Khan, Environmental Governance in Asia, 8(1) Asian Journal of Law and Society [Book Review] 191–194 (2021).

Muhammad Asif (ed.), Energy and Environmental Outlook for South Asia (CRC Press, 2021).

Nandakumar Janardhanan & Vaibhav Chaturvedi (eds.), Renewable Energy Transition in Asia: Policies, Markets and Emerging Issues (Springer Singapore, 2021).

Riccardo Vecellio Segate, Protecting Cultural Heritage by Recourse to International Environmental Law: Chinese Stances on Faultless State Liability, 27 Hastings Environmental Law Journal 152 (2021).

Sandya Nishanthi Gunasekara & Karim Md. Saiful, The Role of ASEAN and Its Members in Promoting the Norm of Responsible Governance of Marine Biodiversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction, 30(1) Review of European, Comparative & International Environmental Law 128–137 (2021).

Sharaban Tahua Zaman, Legal Protection for the Cross-Border Climate-Induced Population Movement in South Asia: Exploring A Durable Solution, 36 J. Environmental Law & Litigation 187–236 (2021).

Sifat Um Aiman, Shipbreaking in Developing Countries: A Requiem for Environmental Justice from the Perspective of Bangladesh, 11(1) Asian Journal of International Law 209–210 [Review] (2021).

Tim Stephens, Environmental Litigation by Asia Pacific States at the International Court of Justice, 21 Melbourne Journal of International Law 653–657 (2021).

Ugyen Tshewang, Michael Charles Tobias & Jane Gray Morrison, Bhutan: Conservation and Environmental Protection In The Himalayas (Springer International, 2021).

Venkatesch Dutta, Water Conflicts and Resistance: Issues and Challenges in South Asia (Taylor & Francis, 2021).

Yue Yang, Asean-China Cooperation for Environmental Protection and Sustainable Energy Development (World Scientific, 2021).

9 Human Rights

Aloka Wanigasuriya, Justice Delayed, Justice Denied? The Search for Accountability for Alleged Wartime Atrocities Committed in Sri Lanka, 33 PACE International Law Review 219 (2021).

Aram Terzyan, Minority Rights in Central Asia: Insights from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan, 7(2) Journal of Liberty and International Affairs 103–115 (2021).

Ayesha Shahid, Javid Rehman, & Steve Foster (eds.), The Asian Yearbook of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (Brill, 2021).

Benedict Sheehy, Widya Tuslian, & Luther Lie, The Use of International Soft Law for Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting in the Retail Industry: A Study of Four Major Retailers in the Asia-Pacific, 18 Canberra Law Review 60–80 (2021).

Desti Yuwastina, The Root Cause of Trafficking in Persons for the Protection Strategy in the Rohingya Crisis, 18(2) Indonesian Journal of International Law 253–278 (2021).

Dwi Ardhanariswari Sundrijo, Regionalizing Global Human Rights in Southeast Asia (Springer International, 2021).

Igantius Yordan Nugraha, Legal Pluralism, Human Rights and the Right to Vote: The Case of the Noken System in Papua, 22(2) Asia-Pacific Journal on Human Rights and the Law 255–286 (2021).

James Gomez & Robin Ramcharan, BusinesS and Human Rights in Asia: Duty of the State to Protect (Springer, 2021).

Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky, Development and Economy in Mongolia through a Human Rights Law Lens, 22(2) Asia-Pacific Journal on Human Rights and the Law 186–221 (2021).

Melissa Loja, Recent Engagement with International Human Rights Norms by the Courts of Singapore, Malaysia, and Philippines, 19(1) International Journal of Constitutional Law 98–126 (2021).

Natasha Yacoub, Nikola Errington, Wai Wai Nu, & Alexandra Robinson, Rights Adrift: Sexual Violence against Rohingya Women on the Andaman Sea, 22(1) Asia-Pacific Journal on Human Rights and the Law 96–114 (2021).

Nehaluddin Ahmad, Protecting the Rights of Minorities under International Law and Implications of COVID-19: An Overview of the Indian Context, 10(1) Laws 17 (2021).

Nguyen Thi Hong Yen & Nguyen Phuong Dung, Climate Change and the Challenges for Developing Countries in the Implementation of the Human Right to a Healthy Environment: Case of Vietnam, 22(2) Asia-Pacific Journal on Human Rights and the Law 222–254 (2021).

Pitman B. Potter, Exporting Virtue? China’s International Human Rights Activism In The Age of Xi Jinping (UBC Press, 2021).

Rana Siu Inboden, China and the International Human Rights Regime (CUP, 2021).

Randy W. Nandyatama, Indonesian Civil Society and Human Rights Advocacy In Asean: Power and Normative Struggles (Springer Singapore, 2021).

Rangita de Silva de Alwis & Katherine Schroeder, The Changing Landscape of Women’s Rights Activism in China: The Continued Legacy of the Beijing Conference, 28 Ucla Women’s Law Journal 7 (2021).

Riccardo Vecellio Segate, Hidden Hunger in Peacetime and Wartime: Retailoring the ‘Responsibility to Protect’ to Food-Power Discourses in Burundi and North Korea, Between International Politics and International Law, 46 North Carolina Journal of International Law 181 (2021).

Talia Lewis, India’s Citizenship Amendment Act Violates International Rights, 28 University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review 463 (2021).

Thomas Fisher, Seeking International Relief for Uyghurs in China, 20 Washington University Global Studies Law Review 253 (2021).

10 Migration and Refugees

Brian Barbour, Lilianne Fan, & Chris Lewa, A Whole-of-Society Approach to the Rohingya Refugee Crisis: Strengthening Local Protection Capacity in South and South-East Asia, 22(1) Asia-Pacific Journal on Human Rights and the Law 28–48 (2021).

Christine Elizabeth Macaraig & Fariz Pradipta Mursyid, The Plight of Refugees in ASEAN Member Countries, 15 Technium Social Sciences Journal 633–646 (2021).

Hazmi Rusli, Roman Dremliuga, Wan Suhaili & Nur Alia Farisha, Securing Malaysia’s Borders from COVID-19: Legal Considerations to the Influx of Rohingya Migrants, 14 Journal of East Asia & International Law 115–130 (2021).

Kate McMillan & Sriprapha Petcharamesree, Towards an ASEAN Model of ‘Responsibility-Sharing’ for Refugees and Asylum-Seekers, 22(1) Asia Pacific Journal on Human Rights and the Law 49–68 (2021).

Marie Segrave, Women Migrant Workers and Counter-Trafficking Responses in Association of Southeast Asian Nations: The Enduring Challenges of Safety and Security, 54(4) Journal of Criminology 466–481 (2021).

Mohammed Tahmidul Islam, Md. Tuhin Mia, & Mazharul Islam, The Right to Nationality & Repatriation under International Law: A study of Biharis in Bangladesh, 6(2) Journal of Indonesian Legal Studies 251–278 (2021).

Osamu Arakaki & Lili Song, Regional Refugee Regimes: East Asia, in The Oxford Handbook of International Refugee Law 389 (OUP, 2021).

Sebastien Moretti, Southeast Asia and the 1952 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees: Substance Without Form?, 33(2) International Journal of Refugee Law 214–237 (2021).

Sharaban Tahura Zaman, Legal Protection for the Cross-Border Climate-Induced Population Movement in South Asia: Exploring a Durable Solution, 36 Environmental Law and Litigation 187–236 (2021).

Sumaiya Islam, Coline Schipfer, Zaid Hydari, Alexandra Zetes, & Kevin Cole, The Peril and Potential of Ambiguity: How National Laws and Policies can Strengthen and Protect the Rights of Rohingya Refugees, 22(1) Asia-Pacific Journal on Human Rights and the Law 8–27 (2021).

Swikruit Nayak, Asia’s (Lack of) Response and Recovery Plans for the Forcibly Displaced, 5(2) Journal of Southeast Asian Human Rights 202–243 (2021).

Yunizar Adiputera & Antje Missbach, Indonesia’s Foreign Policy regarding Forced Displacement of Rohingya Refugees: Muslim Solidarity, Humanitarianism, and Non-Interventionism, 22(1) Asia-Pacific Journal on Human Rights and the Law 69–95 (2021).

11 International Humanitarian Law, Criminal Law, and Transnational Crime

Akira Mayama, Japan’s New Emergency Legislation and International Humanitarian Law, 47 Japanese Annual of International Law 69–95 (2021).

Alex Fox, China’s Crimes Against Humanity Upon the Uyghur People Under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, 17 Loyola University Chicago International Law Review 131 (2021).

Alfred M. Boll, The Asian Values Debate and Its Relevance to International Humanitarian Law, 83(841) International Review of Red Cross 45–58 (2021).

Ali Adnan Alfeel, Iraqi Special Tribunal Under International Humanitarian Law, 2(1) Journal of East Asia and International Law 11–48 (2021).

Aloka Wanigasuriya, Sri Lanka and the International Criminal Court: An Uneasy Relationship, 52 California Western International Law Journal 117 (2021).

Aziz Ismatov & Emi Makino, Japan’s Legal Education Assistance in Asia: Building a Cohort of Jurists for Transition Reforms, 8(1) Asian Journal of Legal Education 19–33 (2021).

Christian Donny Putranto, Promoting the Comprehensive Protection of Cultural Property: The 8th Regional Conference on International Humanitarian Law in Asia-Pacific, 24–26 September 2019, Bali, Indonesia, 2 Asia Pacific Journal of International Humanitarian Law 173–187 (2021).

Ilaria Bottigliero, The Contribution of Humanitarian Law to Gender Justice in Asia through the International Criminal Court, 3 ISIL Yearbook of International Humanitarian and Refugee Law 45–58 (2021).

Joanna Gisel, Lessons Learned: A Successful and Balanced Framework for Post-Conflict Transitional Justice in Myanmar, 46 University of Dayton Law Review 293 (2021).

Medhi Zakerian, International Humanitarian Law and Laws of War: Kashmir, 3(3) International Studies Journal 1–30 (2021).

Mutaz M. Qafisheh & Ihssan Adel Madbough, Palestine’s Accession to Geneva Convention III: Typology of Captives Incarcerated by Israel, 11(2) Asian Journal of International Law 299–328 (2021).

Raghavi Viswanath, Elevating Cultural Rights Using International Criminal Law – The Asian Story, 11(1) Asian Journal of International Law 1–12 (2021).

Ramesh Thakur, Global Norms and International Humanitarian Law: An Asian Perspective, 83(841) International Review of Red Cross 19–44 (2021).

Suzannah Linton, Deciphering the Landscape of International Humanitarian Law in the Asia-Pacific, 1 Asia Pacific Journal of International Humanitarian Law 1–47 (2021).

Vitit Muntarbhorn, Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law: Asian Perspective(s), 3 Asia-Pacific Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law 103–115 (2021).

Yoshinori Kodama, The Use of Military Units and Personnel for International Rescue and Relief Operations: Pertinent Issues Related to the 2011 East Japan Earthquake, 2 Asia Pacific Journal of International Humanitarian Law 84–115 (2021).

Zhuo Liang, Chinese Perspective on the Ad Bellum/In Bello Relationship and a Cultural Critique of the Ad Bellum/In Bello Separation in International Humanitarian Law, 34 Leiden Journal of International Law 291–320 (2021).

12 Law of the Sea

Aleke Stofen-O’Brien, New Beginnings: Towards a Global Treaty on Marine Plastic Pollution-Perspectives from the Asia-Pacific Region, 6(2) Asia-Pacific Journal of Ocean Law and Policy [Notes] 332–340 (2021).

Andrew Serdy, Seabed Boundaries in the Northern Bay of Bengal: The Unclear Role of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf in Paving the Way to Resource Exploitation, 11(1) Asian Journal of International Law 118–145 (2021).

Arron N. Honniball, Singapore: Pedra Brancha/Pulau Batu Puteh – Land Reclamation at Maritime Features Pending Maritime Delimitation, 6(2) Asia-Pacific Journal of Ocean Law and Policy 276–285 (2021).

Aspasia Pastra, Meinhard Doelle, & Tafsir Johansson, The Shipping Sector and Ports as Central Actors in the Decarbonization Effort: A Case Study of China, 6 Asia-Pacific Journal of Ocean Law and Policy 247–270 (2021).

Asyura Salleh, Sumathy Permal, Peaches Lauren Vergara, Nguyen Hung Son, & Evan A. Laksmana, The South China Sea: Realities and Responses in Southeast Asia (Asia Society) [Report] (2021).

Atsuko Kanehara, Refining Japan’s Integrative Position on the Territorial Sovereignty of the Senkaku Islands, 97 International Law Studies 1588 (2021).

Dai Tamada & Keyuan Zou (eds.), Implementation of the United Nations Convention On The Law of the Sea: State Practice of China and Japan (Springer Singapore, 2021).

David Letts & Donald Rothwell (eds.), Law of the Sea in South East Asia: Environmental, Navigational and Security Challenges (Routledge, 2021).

Dikdik Mohamad Sodik, Combating Maritime Security Threats in Indonesian Waters: The Need for Legal and Institutional Framework Reforms, 35 Ocean Yearbook 597–632 (2021).

Donald R. Rothwell & James Crawford (eds.), The Law of the Sea In The Asian Pacific Region: Developments and Prospects (Brill, 2021).

Edmund Frettingham, Yih-Jye Hwang (eds.), Maritime and Territorial Disputes In The South China Sea: Faces of Power and Law In The Age of China’s Rise (Taylor & Francis, 2021).

Epsey Cooke Farrell, The Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the Law of the Sea: An Analysis of Vietnamese Behavior Within The Emerging International Oceans Regime (Brill, 2021).

Jiang Lin & Martin Davies (eds.), Chinese Maritime Cases: Selection for Year of 2015 (Springer, 2021).

Karina Galliford, Scrutinising the Maritime Zones around Australia’s Sub-Antarctic Islands: Implications of the South China Sea Arbitration Subsequent State Practice, 6(1) Asia-Pacific Journal of Ocean Law and Policy 40–65 (2021).

Kevin Leddy, Competing Claims: The Developing Role of International Law and Unilateral Challenges to Maritime Claims in the South China Sea, 54 Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law 785 (2021).

Lei Xie & Imad Antoine Ibrahim, Is the Ecosystem Approach Effective in Transboundary Water Systems: Central Asia as a Case Study?, Wires Water (2021).

Makoto Seta, International Framework for Cruise Vessels in the Post-Pandemic Asia-Pacific Region: Unclear Rights over Internal Waters, 29 Chinese (Taiwan) Yearbook of International Law and Affairs 182 (2021).

Mei Ju-Ao, The Tokyo Trial and War Crimes in Asia (Springer, 2021).

Nguyen Hong Thai, South China Sea; New Battle of the Diplomatic Notes Among Claimants in 2019–2021, 6(2) Asia-Pacific Journal of Ocean Law & Policy 165–191 (2021).

Paul Huth, Sungwoong Kim & Terence Roehrig (eds.), The Dokdo/Takeshima Dispute: South Korea, Japan and the Search for a Peaceful Solution (Brill, 2021).

Reece Lewis, International Legal Fictions: Lessons from the South China Sea Award, 11(2) Asian Journal of International Law 261–280 (2021).

Salman M.A. Salman & Kishor Uprety, Conflict and Cooperation on South Asia’s International Rivers: A Legal Perspective (Brill, 2021).

Sou Keyuan, The International Law of the Sea In The 21st Century: State Practice in East Asia (World Scientific Publishing Co., 2021).

Suk Kyoon Kim, The Senkaky Islands Dispute between Japan and China: A Note on Recent Trends, 52(3) Ocean Development and International Law 260–273 (2021).

Victor Alexandre G. Teixeira, Jose Francisco Lynce Zagallo Pavia, East Asia: The Systemic Disorder and the South China Sea’s Dispute. An International Law Prospect, 34 Conflict Studies Quarterly 66–83 (2021).

Youngmin Seo, The Marine Environmental Turn in the Law of the Sea and Fukushima Wastewater, 45 Fordham International Law Journal 51 (2021).

Yubing Shi, China: China’s Coast Guard Law: Interpretations and Implications, 6(2) Asia-Pacific Journal of Ocean Law and Policy 300–308 (2021).

Zou Keyuan (ed.), Routledge Handbook of the South China Sea (Taylor & Francis, 2021).

13 Cyber Crime and Security

Anand N. Raut, Law to Tackle Select Cybercrimes Amid COVID-19 Pandemic: Indian Legal Perspectives, 11(1) GNLU Journal of Law Development and Politics 120–133 (2021).

Citra Yuda Nur Fatihah, Establishing a Legitimate Indonesian Government Electronic Surveillance Regulation: A Comparison with the U.S. Legal Practice, 11(3) Indonesia Law Review 323–336 (2021).

Congyan Cai, China and International Security: How Law and Politics Work, 64 German Yearbook of International Law 117–146 (2021).

Korakod Tongkachok, Krisda Apinawatawornkul, Na Sakolnakorn & Thongphon Promsaka, Legal Response in Thailand when Facing Cybercrime, 24(1) Journal of Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Issues 1–6 (2021).

Makul Verma, Are Laws Pertaining to Cyber Crimes in India Sufficient in the Current Scenario, 4(1) International Journal of Law Management & Humanities 1637–1756 (2021).

Su Chang & Li XInwei, Security Cooperation of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization: Achievements, Challenges and Paths for Further Development, 88 China International Studies 68–93 (2021).

14 Air & Space Law and Nuclear Law

Bret Austine White, Reordering the Law for a China World Order: China’s Legal Warfare Strategy in Outer Space and Cyberspace, 11 Journal of National Security Law & Policy 435 (2021).

Christopher Rossi, Interstitial Space and the High Himalayan Dispute Between China and India, 62 Harvard International Law Journal 429 (2021).

Denise Cheong & Nivedita S., Enhancing Transboundary Consultation in the Context of Nuclear Power Development in Southeast Asia, 39 Chinese (Taiwan) Yearbook of International Law and Affairs 111 (2021).

Lingliang Zeng, A Review of the DPRK Nuclear Test from Perspective of International Law in Contemporary International Law and China’s Peaceful Development. Modern China and International Economic Law (Springer, 2021).

Pablo Mendes de Leon, Aviation Law and Policy in Asia: Smart Regulation in Liberalized Markets, 46 Air & Space Law 622–638 [Review] (2021).

Ryan Mitchell, Monroe’s Shadow: League of Nations Covenant Article 21 and the Space of Asia in International Legal Order, 2 Third World Approaches to International Law Review 200–231 (2021).

15 International Relations, Cooperation, and Diplomacy

Abhishek Trivedi, The ICJ’s Jadhav Judgment and its Implications for Pakistan and India under International Law, 11(1) Asian Journal of International Law 13–23 (2021).

Bart Dessein, Fabienne Bossuyt (eds.), The European Union, China and Central Asia: Global and Regional Cooperation In A New Era (Taylor & Francis, 2021).

Chien-Huei Wu & Po-Hsiang Liao, Treaty Validity after Diplomatic Cutoff: The Case of the Taiwan-Panama Free Trade Agreement, 28 Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies 293 (2012).

Michael C.M. Louis, Dixie Mission II: The Legality of a Proposed U.S. Military Observer Group to Taiwan, 22 Asian-Pacific Law and Policy Journal 75 (2021).

Nguyen Thi Oanh & Pham Thuy Nguyen, Vietnam and India’s Approach to the Indo-Pacific Region: Implication for Bilateral Relation Promotion, 6(3) Journal of Liberty and International Affairs 62–78 (2021).

Soumyadip Panda, SAARC and It’s Scope, 25 Supremo Amicus 556–569 (2021).

Su Chang & Li Xinwei, Security Cooperation of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization: Achievements, Challenges and Paths for Further Development, 88 China International Studies 68–93 (2021).

Yoshifumi Tanaka, Cooperation and Engagement in the Asia-Pacific Region, 35 Ocean Yearbook 696–701 (2021).

Zhang Jie, Rebuilding ASEAN Centrality and the Development of China-ASEAN Relations, 88 China International Studies 139–161 (2021).

16 Miscellaneous

Alicia J. Campi & Jagannath Panda (eds.), Mongolia and Northeast Asian Security (Taylor & Francis, 2021).

Amita Singh, Pandemic and the Emerging Threshold of Disaster Law in South Asia, 32 Dhaka University Law Journal 152–173 (2021).

Benjamin D. Black, Remedies for Government Breach: Lessons from the United States and a Zone of Appealable Remedies for Southeast Asia, 86 Brooklyn Law Review 1003 (2021).

Brian Z. Tamanaha, Narufumi Kadomatsu & Yuka Kaneko (eds.), Land Law and Disputes in Asia: In Search Of An Alternative for Development (Taylor & Francis, 2021).

Hae Kyung Kim, State Terrorism as a Mechanism for Acts of Violence against Individuals: Case Studies of Kim Jong-Nam, Skripal and Khashoggi Assassinations, 14 Journal of East Asia & International Law 55 (2021).

Ikramuddin Kamil, Afghanistan, the Amu Darya Basin and Regional Treaties, 5(1) Chinese Journal of Environmental Law 37–62 (2021).

Matthew A. Erie, Law and Development minus Legal Transplants: The Example of China in Vietnam, 8(2) Asian Journal of Law and Society 372–401 (2021).

Minchul Kim, Cutting the Gordian Knot: Is an Effective Cooperation Regime for Marine Scientific Research in Northeast Asia Feasible?, 9(2) Korean Journal of International and Comparative Law 243–280 (2021).

Shelby Devanney, When There’s a Whale There’s a Way: An Analysis of Japan’s Decision to Withdraw from the International Whaling Commission and the Potential Implications for Whale Populations and the International Community, 44 Suffolk Transnational Law Review 295 (2021).

Simon Butt, Indonesia’s Criminal Justice System on Trial: The Jessica Wongso Case, 24 New Criminal Law Review 3 (2021).

Ying Khai Liew, Cross-Border Trust Disputes and Choice of Law in East Asia, 31(1) Washington International Law Journal 117–149 (2021).

Zhixhiong Huang & Yaohui Ying, Chinese Approaches to Cyberspace Governance and International Law in Cyberspace, in Research Handbook on International Law and Cyberspace Edited By Nicholas Tsagourias & Russell Bhuchan (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2021).