Freedoms of Navigation in the Asia-Pacific Region : Strategic, Political and Legal Factors (Hardcover)

Table of Contents Author’s Biography List of Figures and Tables List of Abbreviations Preface Acknowledgments Chapter One ? Introduction Abstract Introduction Setting the Scene Special Features Sovereignty Disputes Development of the Freedoms of Navigation Freedoms of Navigation in East Asia Outline Chapter Two ? Navigational Regimes Abstract Innocent Passage Transit Passage Archipelagic Sea Lanes Passage Normal Mode of Transit Conclusion Chapter Three ? Exclusive Economic Zone Issues Abstract Introduction Development of the EEZ Regime The EEZ as International Waters Vexed Issues Way Forward Chapter Four ? Building Understandings and Confidence Abstract Different Perspectives Conflicting Maritime Strategies Maritime Confidence Building Measures Ambiguities and Uncertainties U.S. Freedom of Navigation Program Conclusions Final Thoughts