Abstract
Maritime disputes pose a great threat to stability and peace in Northeast Asia, where the region is integrating economically. There are a great number of unsolved maritime issues, on topics such as maritime boundary delimitation, territorial disputes, resources, and security. Many of the maritime disputes in Northeast Asia are deeply rooted in the colonial history of the region, and are attributed to disparities in the interpretation of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. The reshaping of international relations in the region in the post-Cold War period, the particular situation on the Korean Peninsula, and the Taiwan Strait add complexity. This paper attempts to unravel aspects of such maritime disputes in Northeast Asia and puts forward suggestions to ease tensions over them.
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