The need for freedoms of navigation in regional waters is frequently mentioned in statements from regional forums, but a common understanding is lacking of what constitutes a particular freedom of navigation, or of the relevant law.
The book makes an original contribution to maritime security and the law of the sea by assessing how law, politics and strategy instersect to provide different perspectives of freedoms on navigation in the Asia-Pacific.
Sam Bateman retired from the Royal Australian Navy as a Commodore (one-star) and is now a Professorial Research Fellow at the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS) at the University of Wollongong, Australia.
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