Hong Thao Nguyen 52 Nguyen Viet Xuan Street Thanh Xuan district, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Corresponding Author: nguyenhongthao57@gmail.com
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The new Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons ("TPNW") opened for signature on September 20, 2017. It will enter into force in 90 days after getting 50 instruments of ratification. This fact shows that Asia-Pacific is in the forward position to totally eliminate nuclear weapons in the world for the peace, security and human well-being. How to move forward the process of ratifying the TPNW? In order to clarify this question, the author will focus on the following three parts: 1) Asia-Pacific and International Humanitarian Law; 2) Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons - a step towards the nuclear disarmament; and 3) Ratification of TPNW.
Keywords : TPNW, NPT, Nuclear Weapons, IHL, ICRC, Nuclear Weapons Free Zone
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2019년 3월 15일 금요일
Regulating Ballistic Missile Usage for Ensuring Civil Aviation Safety: As a Matter of Urgency
Amad Sudiro Jl. Letjen. S. Parman No. 1, Grogol, Jakarta Barat 11440 Indonesia.
Corresponding Author: sudiroamad@gmail.com
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The increasing use of ballistic missiles as a means of delivering weapons of mass destruction in the course of military activities constitutes a new threat to civil aviation safety. Ballistic missiles are considered as a new form of offense and defense. These challenges may come in the form of warheads, carried by the missiles, with the possibility to explode at any time in air, or the long ranges of the missiles that bring them close to flight routes, which may endanger civil passengers. The multilateral treaty on ballistic missile prohibition is nonbinding in nature, voluntary and has a limited duration puts civil aviation safety at risk. Therefore, regulating ballistic missile in a binding manner are urgently needed to ensure civil aviation safety.
Keywords : Ballistic Missile, Civil Aviation Safety, Regulation, ICAO, Chicago Convention
The Full Text is available at: http://journal.yiil.org/home/archives_v11n2_10
Corresponding Author: sudiroamad@gmail.com
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Abstract
The increasing use of ballistic missiles as a means of delivering weapons of mass destruction in the course of military activities constitutes a new threat to civil aviation safety. Ballistic missiles are considered as a new form of offense and defense. These challenges may come in the form of warheads, carried by the missiles, with the possibility to explode at any time in air, or the long ranges of the missiles that bring them close to flight routes, which may endanger civil passengers. The multilateral treaty on ballistic missile prohibition is nonbinding in nature, voluntary and has a limited duration puts civil aviation safety at risk. Therefore, regulating ballistic missile in a binding manner are urgently needed to ensure civil aviation safety.
Keywords : Ballistic Missile, Civil Aviation Safety, Regulation, ICAO, Chicago Convention
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Substantive or Jurisdictional? The Tokyo Charter and the Legality Challenge at the International Military Tribunal for the Far East
Xiao Mao Brasenose College, Radcliffe Square, Oxford, OX1 4AJ UK.
Corresponding Author: xiao.mao@law.ox.ac.uk
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The legacies of Tokyo Trial have been overlooked and questioned partly because prosecuting aggression was allegedly a violation of the principle of legality. This essay argues that the trial should not be overlooked for this reason because the legality debate at the trial provides insights into the interplay between the principle of legality and sources of international criminal law. Besides the majority judgment, some minority opinions could shed light on the nature of the Tokyo Charter by distinguishing between jurisdiction and applicable law and link the issue to the legality challenge. Although the Tokyo Charter was formally different from the Nuremberg Charter, both of them are substantive in nature so that the tribunals were allowed not to address the legality challenge. In addition, prosecuting aggression was arguably not a violation of the principle of legality because this principle, at that time, did not bind ex post facto legislation against international crimes committed during World War II.
Keywords : International Military Tribunal, IMT, IMTFE, Tokyo Charter, ICC
The Full Text is available at: http://journal.yiil.org/home/archives_v11n2_09
Corresponding Author: xiao.mao@law.ox.ac.uk
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Abstract
The legacies of Tokyo Trial have been overlooked and questioned partly because prosecuting aggression was allegedly a violation of the principle of legality. This essay argues that the trial should not be overlooked for this reason because the legality debate at the trial provides insights into the interplay between the principle of legality and sources of international criminal law. Besides the majority judgment, some minority opinions could shed light on the nature of the Tokyo Charter by distinguishing between jurisdiction and applicable law and link the issue to the legality challenge. Although the Tokyo Charter was formally different from the Nuremberg Charter, both of them are substantive in nature so that the tribunals were allowed not to address the legality challenge. In addition, prosecuting aggression was arguably not a violation of the principle of legality because this principle, at that time, did not bind ex post facto legislation against international crimes committed during World War II.
Keywords : International Military Tribunal, IMT, IMTFE, Tokyo Charter, ICC
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Is the US Method of Challenging China's IP-related Practices Legally Tenable from an International Legal Perspective?
Yang Yu Rm. 412, Multifunctional Building, 620 Gubei Road, Shanghai 200336 P.R. China.
Corresponding Author: wtoyuyang@suibe.edu.cn
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Abstract
The US initiated a Section 301 investigation against China in 2017. Such a unilateral investigation has run counter to the explicit commitments in the Statement of Administrative Action. Even the basically reasonable 'four corners' defense can neither apply nor justify this investigation. Consequently, especially based on the Panel's additional emphasis, the conditional international legality confirmed by the Panel of DS152 case in the WTO should be untenable in this latest specific context. By reutilizing this globally aversive tool, the United States could possibly prove itself to be an unreliable partner and this would unavoidably incur severe reputational costs and other potential harms to itself. Furthermore, this might, to some degree, undermine or even undo the advances achieved in more than twenty years of international rule of law in world trade after the establishment of the WTO. All in all, only mutually beneficial solutions are most desirable, effective and sustainable for both China and the US.
Keywords : Section 301, IPR, WTO Dispute Settlement, China-US Trade War, International Law
The Full Text is available at: http://journal.yiil.org/home/archives_v11n2_08
Corresponding Author: wtoyuyang@suibe.edu.cn
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Abstract
The US initiated a Section 301 investigation against China in 2017. Such a unilateral investigation has run counter to the explicit commitments in the Statement of Administrative Action. Even the basically reasonable 'four corners' defense can neither apply nor justify this investigation. Consequently, especially based on the Panel's additional emphasis, the conditional international legality confirmed by the Panel of DS152 case in the WTO should be untenable in this latest specific context. By reutilizing this globally aversive tool, the United States could possibly prove itself to be an unreliable partner and this would unavoidably incur severe reputational costs and other potential harms to itself. Furthermore, this might, to some degree, undermine or even undo the advances achieved in more than twenty years of international rule of law in world trade after the establishment of the WTO. All in all, only mutually beneficial solutions are most desirable, effective and sustainable for both China and the US.
Keywords : Section 301, IPR, WTO Dispute Settlement, China-US Trade War, International Law
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Historical and Strategic Concern over the US-China Trade War: Will They Be within the WTO?
Nany Hur 17th Floor, Hanjin Building 63 Namdaemun-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul 04532 Korea.
Corresponding Author: nanyhur@hanmail.net
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The trade war between the US and China in the Trump era has become a momentous event in the world economy. It is necessary to see how trade relations between them have played out within the WTO from a historical perspective. Since the Opium Wars, both economic and political concerns have changed the relationship between these two countries. The escalation from a trade conflict to trade war shows the rivalry between the US and China for hegemony in the twenty-first century's regional and world politics. The economic, technological, and manufacturing competition that is a part of hegemonic rivalry is not totally new; this is borne out by the history of the US-China economic relations. The escalation of this 'trade war' now has spill-over effects on other countries, being beyond the normative framework of the WTO. There is an impasse in this ongoing saga, but the silver lining is that there will be a re-construction of the multilateral trading system.
Keywords : US-China Trade War, US-China Trade Relations, Trump Administration, WTO
The Full Text is available at: http://journal.yiil.org/home/archives_v11n2_07
Corresponding Author: nanyhur@hanmail.net
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Abstract
The trade war between the US and China in the Trump era has become a momentous event in the world economy. It is necessary to see how trade relations between them have played out within the WTO from a historical perspective. Since the Opium Wars, both economic and political concerns have changed the relationship between these two countries. The escalation from a trade conflict to trade war shows the rivalry between the US and China for hegemony in the twenty-first century's regional and world politics. The economic, technological, and manufacturing competition that is a part of hegemonic rivalry is not totally new; this is borne out by the history of the US-China economic relations. The escalation of this 'trade war' now has spill-over effects on other countries, being beyond the normative framework of the WTO. There is an impasse in this ongoing saga, but the silver lining is that there will be a re-construction of the multilateral trading system.
Keywords : US-China Trade War, US-China Trade Relations, Trump Administration, WTO
The Full Text is available at: http://journal.yiil.org/home/archives_v11n2_07
The Triple Intervention: A Forgotten Memory in the Discourse of the Nineteenth Century's International Law
Bijun Xu School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084 P.R. China.
Corresponding Author: xubijun@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn
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The 19th century's international law distinguished civilized from non-civilized States resulting in any country desiring equal treatment was required to obtain recognition from those already deemed civilized. Japan was able to join the civilized world by presenting a civilized image of itself in the First Sino-Japanese War, which was depicted by Western legal scholars as a clash between barbarism and civilization. Neither Japanese nor Western scholars of international law, however, have touched on the issue of the Triple Intervention. This incident serves as a case study for re-evaluating the operation of Western countries' international legal standards. The argument is, that these countries cloak their motives in legal language for self-aggrandizement, thereby demonstrating the ahistorical nature of the West's rhetoric of civilization. Further, this incident taught Japan the lesson that international law is concerned not with morality but with power.
Keywords : The Triple Intervention, 19th century's International Law, Discourse of Civilization, Japan, First Sino-Japanese War
The Full Text is available at: http://journal.yiil.org/home/archives_v11n2_06
Corresponding Author: xubijun@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn
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Abstract
The 19th century's international law distinguished civilized from non-civilized States resulting in any country desiring equal treatment was required to obtain recognition from those already deemed civilized. Japan was able to join the civilized world by presenting a civilized image of itself in the First Sino-Japanese War, which was depicted by Western legal scholars as a clash between barbarism and civilization. Neither Japanese nor Western scholars of international law, however, have touched on the issue of the Triple Intervention. This incident serves as a case study for re-evaluating the operation of Western countries' international legal standards. The argument is, that these countries cloak their motives in legal language for self-aggrandizement, thereby demonstrating the ahistorical nature of the West's rhetoric of civilization. Further, this incident taught Japan the lesson that international law is concerned not with morality but with power.
Keywords : The Triple Intervention, 19th century's International Law, Discourse of Civilization, Japan, First Sino-Japanese War
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Rights of Migrant Workers under Malaysian Employment Law
Zuraini Ab Hamid & Siti Fazilah Abdul Shukor & Ashgar Ali Ali Mohamed Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws, International Islamic University Malaysia, 50728 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Corresponding Author: zurainihamid@iium.edu.my
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Labour migration is an important global issue that largely affects the labour market. Malaysia is among the popular destination countries for labour migration in Asia. The number of migrant workers that consist of documented and undocumented workers is increasing every year due to rapid economic development that captivates job seekers from undeveloped countries. In this regard, migrant workers frequently fall into the trap of unscrupulous employers who exploit them for their own interests. These employers do not pay their wages as promised and deny them their employment rights. This case is basically treated as 'forced labour' or 'human trafficking' by the Malaysian authority. This paper identifies the Malaysia's legal framework of the employment of migrant workers. In addition, how to address the infringed rights of migrant workers is discussed in this paper. Although the framework deems comprehensive, it further recommends a stringent and fair law enforcement to combat exploitation towards migrant workers.
Keywords : Migrant Worker, Forced Labour, Human Trafficking, Exploitation, Malaysia
The Full Text is available at: http://journal.yiil.org/home/archives_v11n2_05
Corresponding Author: zurainihamid@iium.edu.my
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Abstract
Labour migration is an important global issue that largely affects the labour market. Malaysia is among the popular destination countries for labour migration in Asia. The number of migrant workers that consist of documented and undocumented workers is increasing every year due to rapid economic development that captivates job seekers from undeveloped countries. In this regard, migrant workers frequently fall into the trap of unscrupulous employers who exploit them for their own interests. These employers do not pay their wages as promised and deny them their employment rights. This case is basically treated as 'forced labour' or 'human trafficking' by the Malaysian authority. This paper identifies the Malaysia's legal framework of the employment of migrant workers. In addition, how to address the infringed rights of migrant workers is discussed in this paper. Although the framework deems comprehensive, it further recommends a stringent and fair law enforcement to combat exploitation towards migrant workers.
Keywords : Migrant Worker, Forced Labour, Human Trafficking, Exploitation, Malaysia
The Full Text is available at: http://journal.yiil.org/home/archives_v11n2_05
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