EDITORIAL

ISSUE FOCUS

• Joel Ng, Rule of Law as a Framework within the ASEAN Community
• Huan Qi, Investment Law in the China-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement
• Ida B. Wyasa, Harmonizing Ideological Tension in the Development of the ASEAN Law

ARTICLE

• Saratoon Santivasa, The NGOs’Participation in the Proceedings of the International Court of Justice
• Zhongfa Ma & Yan Zhang, TRIPs Agreement and Enforcement of the Intellectual Property Rights in China

NOTES & COMMENTS

• Ahmed Buckley, Smiting Spell: The Legality of Targeted Killings in the War against Terrorism

REGIONAL FOCUS & CONTROVERSIES

• Korea : Suk Kyoon Kim
• China : Zewei Yang

STUDENT CONTRIBUTION

• Robert Gallo, The Future of Informalism in the Economic Integration of ASEAN

INTERNATIONAL LAWYER

• Dr. Jay Kun Yoo

DIGEST

• Xiangqian Gong, Cross-Strait Nuclear Power Safety Cooperation Agreement : A First Step towards Nuclear Safety Cooperation in East Asia? (China)
• Jun Tsuruta, Japanese Implementation of the UNCLOS : The Act on Punishment of and Measures against Piracy (Japan)
• Anowar Zahid, Legislation on the Export Control of Strategic Items and Technologies (Malaysia)
• Seryon Lee, Apple v. Samsung Trials in Korea and the U.S Court (Korea)
• Mahdev Mohan & Lan Shiow Tsai, The Rise of Human Rights Law? : Notable Developments in 2012 in Singapore (Singapore)

EAST ASIAN OBSERVER

• The Case Concerning the Patent Infringement between Samsung and Apple
• Disputes over the Islands in the East China Sea between China and Japan : Contrasting Their Positions

REVIEW

• Bo Rothstein, The Quality of Government: Corruption, Social Trust, and Inequality in International Perspective (Sung Min Koh)

COMMUNICATION

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