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1 online resource (xii, 480 pages) |
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text file |
| Summary |
Annotation. The "Asian Yearbook of International Law is a major refereed publication dedicated to international law issues as seen primarily from an Asian perspective. This is a special publication of its kind edited by a team of leading international law scholars from across Asia. The "Asian Yearbook of International Law provides a forum for the publication of articles in the field of international law, and other Asian international law topics, written by experts from the region and elsewhere. Its aim is twofold: to promote international law in Asia, and to provide an intellectual platform for the discussion and dissemination of Asian views and practices on contemporary international legal issues. As a rule, each volume of the Asian Yearbook normally contains articles; notes; a section on State practice; an overview of the participation of Asian countries in multilateral treaties; a chronicle of events and incidents; surveys of the activities of international organizations which have special relevance toAsia, such, as a survey of the activities of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee; and book review, bibliography and documents sections. |
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Scholarly & Professional BRILL. |
| Contents |
Preliminary Material / Javaid Rehman and Sumaiya Khair -- The Asian Yearbook of International Law 1995-2015: A Historical and Personal Reflection / Kevin Y.L. Tan -- Life as a UN Special Rapporteur: The Role of UN Special Rapporteurs in Developing International Law, the Impact of Their Work, and Some Reflections of the UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Cambodia / Surya P. Subedi QC -- The Recognition of New States in Times of Secession: Is State Recognition Turning into Another Means of Intervention? / Patrick C. R. Terry -- UNCAC and Civil Society Activism Against Corruption In Bangladesh / Sumaiya Khair -- China's Suspended Death Sentence with a Two-Year Reprieve: Humanitarian Reprieve or Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Punishment? / Matthew Seet -- Participation In Multilateral Treaties / Kevin Y.L. Tan -- State Practice of Asian States in the Field of International Law / Kevin Y.L. Tan -- International Law in Asia: A Bibliographic Survey 2014 / Jeong Woo Kim -- General Information / Kevin Y.L. Tan -- Back Matter -- null. |
| Local Note |
JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
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International law -- Asia -- Periodicals.
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International law. |
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Asia. |
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Periodicals.
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LAW / International. |
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Electronic books.
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Periodicals.
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| Added Author |
Sik, Ko Swan, editor.
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Masahiro, Miyoshi, editor.
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Pinto, M. C. W., editor.
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Subedi, S. P., editor.
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| ISBN |
9789004140684 |
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9004140689 |
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9789047406211 (electronic book) |
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9047406214 (electronic book) |
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