Maritime Regime Building

Although there are broad similarities between the semi-enclosed seas of Western Europe and North-East Asia, no regional maritime regime has yet been initiated in North-East Asia. The papers in this volume, authored by leading authorities on maritime affairs, discuss this issue.

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The papers in this volume are authored by leading authorities on not only the maritime affairs of their particular region of focus but on maritime policy in general. They describe and explain existing or incipient regional maritime regimes in an unusually broad comparative context, and extract lessons learned that may be applicable elsewhere including Northeast Asia. The case studies are neatly sandwiched between an introduction to concepts and principles on regional co-operation and concluding chapters on lessons learned and their applicability to Northeast Asia.