Launched 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).
Seokwoo Lee, D.Phil. (2001), Oxford, is Professor of Public International Law at Inha University Law School, Incheon, Korea. He is Founding Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Asia-Pacific Journal of Ocean Law and Policy (APJOLP) and the Executive Editor of the Korean Journal of International and Comparative Law (KJICL).
Hee Eun Lee, J.D., Syracuse University College of Law (honors, 1999), LL.M., New York University School of Law (2002), is the Associate Dean and Professor of Law at Handong International Law School.
Editorial 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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