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oapen-20.500.12657-754402023-08-15T02:35:29Z The Territory of Japan Serita, Kentaro Northern Territories Senkaku Islands Takeshima Habomai Islands Shikotan Island Etorofu Island Kunashiri Island Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) Air Defense Identification Zones (ADIZs) United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) bic Book Industry Communication::L Law::LB International law::LBB Public international law bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government::JPS International relations bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History::HBJ Regional & national history::HBJF Asian history bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History bic Book Industry Communication::L Law::LN Laws of Specific jurisdictions::LNA Legal system: general::LNAC Civil procedure, litigation & dispute resolution::LNAC5 Arbitration, mediation & alternative dispute resolution This Open Access book carefully examines the legal and historical bases of the territory of Japan as a modern State from the Meiji period to 2002. A new preface summarizes key developments in the situation up through 2022. Japan’s current territory is stipulated by the Potsdam Declaration (1945) and the Treaty of Peace with Japan (1951); it includes the Northern Territories, the Senkaku Islands, and Takeshima. Japan has demanded the return of the Northern Territories, comprising the islands of Etorofu, Kunashiri, Shikotan and Habomai, which are occupied by Russia. China has claimed sovereignty over the Senkaku Islands, which are validly controlled by Japan; Japan has claimed sovereignty over Takeshima, which is occupied by the Republic of Korea. This book analyzes the current status of these territorial topics, drawing on historical documents and international legal precedent, and it suggests peaceful methods to address them. In discussing territorial land, sea, and air space, this work touches upon postwar concepts defining modern international law and relevant rules on these subjects—exclusive economic zones (EEZs), continental shelves, and air defense identification zones (ADIZs)—found in international treaties, such as the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), and related domestic laws. 2023-08-14T15:57:42Z 2023-08-14T15:57:42Z 2023 book ONIX_20230814_9789819930135_49 9789819930135 9789819930128 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/75440 eng application/pdf n/a 978-981-99-3013-5.pdf https://link.springer.com/978-981-99-3013-5 Springer Nature Springer Nature Singapore 10.1007/978-981-99-3013-5 10.1007/978-981-99-3013-5 6c6992af-b843-4f46-859c-f6e9998e40d5 9789819930135 9789819930128 Springer Nature Singapore 185 Singapore open access
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This Open Access book carefully examines the legal and historical bases of the territory of Japan as a modern State from the Meiji period to 2002. A new preface summarizes key developments in the situation up through 2022. Japan’s current territory is stipulated by the Potsdam Declaration (1945) and the Treaty of Peace with Japan (1951); it includes the Northern Territories, the Senkaku Islands, and Takeshima. Japan has demanded the return of the Northern Territories, comprising the islands of Etorofu, Kunashiri, Shikotan and Habomai, which are occupied by Russia. China has claimed sovereignty over the Senkaku Islands, which are validly controlled by Japan; Japan has claimed sovereignty over Takeshima, which is occupied by the Republic of Korea. This book analyzes the current status of these territorial topics, drawing on historical documents and international legal precedent, and it suggests peaceful methods to address them. In discussing territorial land, sea, and air space, this work touches upon postwar concepts defining modern international law and relevant rules on these subjects—exclusive economic zones (EEZs), continental shelves, and air defense identification zones (ADIZs)—found in international treaties, such as the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), and related domestic laws.
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