Published in the same format as its predecessor, 'An Introduction to Air law', the author was inspired by similar motives to produce this practical volume on space law. Several handbooks on space law have been on the market for quite some time, a publication giving a more concise and yet comprehensive picture was sarely needed. In this book, students, lawyers, and also corporate organizations w…
This study of a very important part of the Law of the Sea addresses the problem of lack of access to the sea's resources and to the seabed. The author critically examines the rights and protections afforded to land-locked and geographically disadvantaged states under the power of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. At the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, …
Inilah buku yang menunjukkan dengan jelas bahwa tata dunia baru tidak akan melindungi Hak Asasi Manusia mayoritas besar penduduk bumi. Karena struktur kekuasaan tata dunia baru sangat tidak seimbang dan menindas. Tragedi Aljazair, Somalia, dan Bosnia-Herzegovina memperlihatkan dengan gamblang bagaimana kelompok minoritas di Utara mengendalikan dan mendominasi politik global. Dengan tujuan untuk…
Masalah mengenai kebebasan dan Hak Asasi Manusia hingga kini masih selalu menjadi pembicaraan umum di seluruh dunia. Hubungan antara berbagai suku bangsa, persamaan hak bagi wanita, keadilan ekonomi, kesempatan kerja, kebebasan berserikat dan menyampaikan pendapat, perlindungan terhadap hak dan keselamatan pribadi, tampaknya masih menimbulkan persoalan dalam pelaksanaannya di berbagai tempat di…
Since 1980, Japan's international economic position has undergone a historic transformation that is now having significant consequences for Japan, the United States, Europe, and other countries around the world. In this book, Edward J. Lincoln analyzes the major economic changes that occurred in Japan during the 1980s, including macroeconomic shifts, financial deregulation, Yen appreciation, ri…
Prime Minister Hashimoto is visiting Singapore at a time when his administration is seized with the ongoing crisis in Peru. His decision to proceed with the visits to the ASEAN countries is laudable. Both Singapore and ASEAN appreciate this gesture. It has demonstrated the importance that Japan accords to its relations with ASEAN. We hope that the crisis in Peru will be peacefully resolved soon.
Using full-color photographs, maps, and charts to explain the complex economic issues confronting the U.S. and Japan, this study examines the rivalry between the two nations and details future options available to the U.S.
The studies on Japanese economic diplomacy in this book show that globalization and shifting power balances between the West and East Asia and within the Asia-Pacific region are creating new incentives and condi- tions for states to adopt more proactive economic diplomacy. As a result the nature and scope of economic diplomacy, or the strategy by which states pursue economic prosperity and…
This book studies China's Belt and Road Initiatives and the country's neighboring diplomacy. The Belt and Road Initiatives proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2013 consist of two main components, the land-based "Silk Road Economic Belt" and ocean-going "Maritime Silk Road". China has implemented the initiatives by establishing Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and Silk Road Fund. Thi…
Asia-Pacific economic development is at a decisive point. The particular system of open trading is breaking down, and no longer has clear cut American support. East Asia can now provide a majority of the market's growth required for its own export expansion, but cannot carry the whole load alone. APEC is the appropriate forum for maintaining the international framework that is necessary for Eas…