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Assessing The Threat Of Maritime Terrorism: Issues For The Asia-Pacific Region, Sam Bateman
Assessing The Threat Of Maritime Terrorism: Issues For The Asia-Pacific Region, Sam Bateman
Faculty of Law - Papers (Archive)
This article provides a critical assessment of the contemporary threat of maritime terrorism in the Asia-Pacific region. It addresses the operational dimensions of the threat to ships and port infrastructure, and considers the effectiveness of the international and regional measures that have been introduced in recent years to deal with this threat. Based on a proposition that that there has been rather too much emphasis on highly remote and speculative “doomsday” scenarios, the article supports the need for balance and equity in addressing the risks of maritime terrorism. It identifies types of terrorist attack that might be assessed as more …
Intellectual Property Law In Southeast Asia: Recent Legislative And Institutional Developments, Christoph Antons
Intellectual Property Law In Southeast Asia: Recent Legislative And Institutional Developments, Christoph Antons
Faculty of Law - Papers (Archive)
Over the last few decades, countries belonging to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) all had to revise their intellectual property systems. These revisions resulted at first from bilateral pressure of major trading partners such as the US and EU, then from the WTO-TRIPS Agreement and more recently from bilateral Free Trade Agreements. To observe the IP developments in ASEAN over this period is interesting, because this group of countries covers developed (Singapore), developing as well as least developed countries. All countries had to reform their outdated laws from the colonial era in very short time. However, in comparison …