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Editorial 131 Editorial Dr Seoung-Yong Hong and Dr Young-Tae Chang* Guest Editors The world is witnessing a new order of world ocean-power dynamics influenced by the entry into force of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in November 1994, and the universal acceptance of Agenda 21 of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in 1992. The oceans and seas have indeed become grounds for co-operation and collabora- tion, but they are also at times areas of acrimonious conflict. Therefore, in active response to global changes in marine affairs, countries have been devising new ocean-related legislation, and carefully amending existing statutes, refining their marine policies and streamlining institutional arrangements. The east Asian region has not been an exception in this respect, and some countries in the region have boldly striven to implement innovative marine policies on a very ambitious level. For example, the Republic of Korea established the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (MOMAF) in August 1996 to guide the nation in the inexorable shift towards the integrated management of coastal and marine affairs. It is instructive to discuss how countries in the region have attempted to adapt to the changing environment, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law Brill

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Brill
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© 1997 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
0927-3522
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1571-8085
DOI
10.1163/157180897X00013
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131 Editorial Dr Seoung-Yong Hong and Dr Young-Tae Chang* Guest Editors The world is witnessing a new order of world ocean-power dynamics influenced by the entry into force of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in November 1994, and the universal acceptance of Agenda 21 of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in 1992. The oceans and seas have indeed become grounds for co-operation and collabora- tion, but they are also at times areas of acrimonious conflict. Therefore, in active response to global changes in marine affairs, countries have been devising new ocean-related legislation, and carefully amending existing statutes, refining their marine policies and streamlining institutional arrangements. The east Asian region has not been an exception in this respect, and some countries in the region have boldly striven to implement innovative marine policies on a very ambitious level. For example, the Republic of Korea established the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (MOMAF) in August 1996 to guide the nation in the inexorable shift towards the integrated management of coastal and marine affairs. It is instructive to discuss how countries in the region have attempted to adapt to the changing environment,

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The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law – Brill

Published: Jan 1, 1997

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