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1 Korean J. Int'l & Comp. L. 127 (2013)
Book Review

handle is hein.journals/kjicl1 and id is 135 raw text is: MARTKINU I L INIJHOFF Korean Journal of International and PUBLISHERS Comparative Law 1 (2013) 127-131 brill.con/kjic Book Review Asian Approaches to International Law and the Legacy of Colonialism: The Law of the Sea, Territorial Disputes and International Dispute Settlement. Jin-Hyun Paik, Seokwoo Lee and Kevin Y.L. Tan, eds. London, New York: Routledge, 2012. For those of us in Asia, the prediction that the 21st century will be the Asian Century when Asia is supposed to dominate global affairs appears to be under- going its fulfillment as we look at the realities of economic progress in our region. Asia already accounts for a substantial portion of the world's in-bound and out- bound trade and investment, not to mention the significant potential for further growth that continues to exist in the markets represented by the enormous popu- lations that are found in China, India, and Indonesia alone. There is much con- tinued dynamism in the economic sphere in the region as being seen through the economic cooperation found in ASEAN and the current efforts between China, Japan, and South Korea towards the creation of a free trade bloc. In the economic realm, Asia has certainly seen its share of success stories. However, in other areas, most notably in the realm of politics and security, there remain significant obsta- cles towards the long-term maintenance of peace and stability. The region faces a number of vexing problems that could lead to greater insta- bility in the region. Territorial and boundary concerns, particularly in the waters off Asia, are currently a hot button issue. There are on-going disputes in North- east Asia between China and Japan over the Diaoyudao/Senkaku Islands; between Korea and Japan over Dokdo/Takeshima; and between Japan and Russia over the Northern Territories/Kurile Islands. In Southeast Asia, the nations that border the South China Sea have competing and overlapping maritime boundary and exclusive economic zone claims that are even more complicated and have become more intense due to the presence of natural gas and oil in the area. Policymakers are searching for answers to deal with and manage these conflicts. One important source for these answers is coming from Asian international lawyers. This of course is not surprising given that the purpose of international law and its dispute resolution mechanisms is to assist states in the resolution of conflicts for the purpose of maintaining peace and stability. In Asia, this common concern has brought together international law scholars to provide critical analysis and offer potential solutions to these difficult problems from a uniquely Asian per- spective. One of the first efforts to bring together Asian international law scholars was under the auspices of the Foundation for the Development of International © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2013 DOI: 10.1163/22134484-12340016

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