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Prospective Guidelines For Navigation And Overflight In The Exclusive Economic Zone, Sam Bateman Jan 2005

Prospective Guidelines For Navigation And Overflight In The Exclusive Economic Zone, Sam Bateman

Faculty of Law - Papers (Archive)

This paper explains the extreme economic zone from the point of view of international transportation. navigation guidelines and overflight measures are also explained. The issues involved have become particularly contentious in the Asia-Pacific region where there has been a series of incidents and disputes that might have spiralled out of control into open conflict.


Capacity Building For Maritime Security Cooperation: What Are We Talking About?, Sam Bateman Jan 2005

Capacity Building For Maritime Security Cooperation: What Are We Talking About?, Sam Bateman

Faculty of Law - Papers (Archive)

This paper discusses the notions of "maritime security" and "capacity building" in the context of capacity building for maritime security cooperation in the Asia-Pacific. What constitutes capacity for providing maritime security at the national, sub-regional and regional levels? What capabilities does a country require to ensure its security against maritime threats, including the threat of maritime terrorism and the risk that its maritime transportation system may be used for terrorist purposes? How do all these capabilities fit together to provide security against both conventional and non-conventional threats? Can we put capabilities for conventional (or traditional) security threats into one box …


Adoption Of The Disclosure-Based Regulation For Investor Protection In The Primary Share Market In Bangladesh: Putting The Cart Before The Horse?, S M. Solaiman Jan 2005

Adoption Of The Disclosure-Based Regulation For Investor Protection In The Primary Share Market In Bangladesh: Putting The Cart Before The Horse?, S M. Solaiman

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The Bangladesh securities market, despite ifs operation of half of a century, remains in embryonic form. The market has been suffering from a chronic lack of investor confidence since 1997 following an unprecedented share scam. Ever since, the government has been striving in vain to promote investment by progressively offering incentives to investors and corporations. The government watchdog unexpectedly introduced the Disclosure-Based Regulation (DBR) in January 1999 to protect investors from the misfeasance of other players in the market for Initial Public Offerings. Recent studies have identified some problems in the market, which are unfavourable for the new regime. In …