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US-China Hegemony Competition and Gray-Zone Conflict in the Post-Coronavirus Era: Response strategies of the Korean Navy and Coast Guard (포스트 코로나시대 미중 패권경쟁과 회색지대갈등: 한국 해군·해경의 대응전략)

  • Lee, Shin-wha;Pyo, Kwang-min
    • Maritime Security
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    • v.1 no.1
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    • pp.149-173
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    • 2020
  • While the United States and other Western states are in trouble with COVID-19 crisis, China is continuing its aggressive ocean expansion with its Gray-zone strategy. The Gray-zone strategy, which China uses around the South China Sea, refers to a strategy that promotes a change in international politics by creating an unclear state, neither war or peace. China, which is trying to expand its influence across East Asia, will also try to project a Gray zone strategy on the Korean Peninsula. The possible scenarios are as follows: 1) South Korea is accidentally involved in a dispute in the South China Sea, 2) Military conflicts between South Korea and China is caused by illegal fishing of Chinese boats in Yellow Sea, 3) China tries to interfere with Socotra Rock, 4) Unlikely, but possible in the future that China induce the military conflicts between Korea and Japan on the Dokdo issue. In order to cope with these scenarios, Korea should prepare the following measures from a long-term perspective: the creation of an Asian maritime safety fleet, the integ rated operation of the navy and the coast guard in the framework of the national fleet, and strengthening the conflict control system for China's provocations.

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International Standards of Electrical Equipments for Medical Practice (의료용 전기기기에 대한 국제표준 현황)

  • Lee, Tae-Bum
    • The Korean Journal of Health Service Management
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    • v.7 no.3
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    • pp.203-212
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    • 2013
  • Medical devices separated by a committee of the International Electrotechnical Commission IEC TC (Technical Committee) 62 medical electrical equipment being promoted by the International standards. Actually, a lot of standards were existed, but many national and international standards for medical devices were lacking in practical standards that can be applied to their development. Most international standards were focused in electrical and mechanical safety of medical devices. Therefore, there were few practical standards which contain essential performance evaluation. Although medical device regulations do not enforce a fixed lifecycle model, activities are presented in a sequential manner, thus hinting at a waterfall process. Meanwhile, for a decade or more, software teams have benefitted from agile development methods. Several medical device manufacturers have adopted agile practices while keeping development in compliance with regulations, but conflicts arise and decisions have to be taken in favor of agility or formality. However, if there are new practical standards of medical devices, it must be possible to promote the medical devices industry in their nation. To do this, there is a need to develop a new standard could apply to the international market through the analysis of the medical device related technology. Consequently, new standards such as NP (New proposal) or NWIP (New Work Item Proposal) should be developed through international standardization of medical device technology.

The Study on the Patterns and Formation Factors of the International Conflicting Area (국제분쟁지역의 유형 및 형성요인에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Han-Bang
    • Journal of the Korean association of regional geographers
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.199-215
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    • 2002
  • The socio-economic and environmental systems of world are in turmoil. International conflicts are placed in their geographical context through the integration of maps. Changes in the world political map have often been the outcome of wars and conflicts associated with major geopolitical transitions. We identify five basic types--proto-nationalism, unification nationalism, separation nationalism, liberation nationalism and renewal nationalism. Political leaders in a wide range of contexts have been able to appeal to the nationalist doctrine to justify their actions. In recent years indigenous peoples have found a new voice in their struggle for survival. Although colonial empire's ending followed long and bloody struggles in some places. We really cannot understand the modem world as a whole if we do not understand the dynamic of that part of it which has endured and struggled against colonialism. The patterns of the international conflicting area are divided internal conflict type, mixed conflict type, international conflict type. The formation factors of the international conflicting area are divided ethnic group, religion, colonialism, resource, territory. There has recently been a resurgence of Islam's importance in world affairs. The oil crises of the 1970s gave new international leverage to several Muslim states.

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Disputes over the Intellectual Property Rights of Telecommunications Standardization

  • Park, Ki-Shik;Kim, Young-Tae;Sohn, Hong
    • ETRI Journal
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.74-95
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    • 1998
  • Both telecommunications standardization activities and an intellectual property rights (IPRs) system are regarded as effective mechanisms for improving social benefits. Because of inherent conflicts that exist between the two, however, serious problems are generated in the international arena where the competition for technology development and markets is becoming increasingly fierce. In this paper, ways of harmonizing the relationship between the two are explored and explained. For this purpose, telecommunications standardization and IPRs protection mechanisms are described, and their positive and negative effects as well as their inter-relationship are also analyzed. In addition, IPR case studies related to international standardization are explained and analyzed. The Current status and problems of IPRs policy of major international standardization organizations are analyzed as well. Finally, based on the results of the analyses, viable policy recommendations and research strategies for more comprehensive study of the above problems are proposed.

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Third-Party Funding of Arbitration: Focusing on Recent Legislations in Hong Kong and Singapore

  • Jun, Jung Won
    • Journal of Arbitration Studies
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    • v.30 no.3
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    • pp.137-167
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    • 2020
  • As arbitration is widely used as an alternative dispute resolution mechanism, third-party funding, which is a person or entity with no prior interest in the legal dispute providing non-recourse financing for one of the parties, has become more prevalent with increasing costs of international arbitration. In particular, Hong Kong and Singapore are the first jurisdictions to adopt and implement legislations to specifically permit third-party funding of international arbitration. Thus, in this article, relevant issues with respect to third-party funding of arbitration, such as, conflicts of interest, disclosure, privilege and confidentiality of information, cost allocation, security for costs, and control over arbitral proceedings by the third-party funder are examined with pertinent provisions of the recent legislations. While the respective legislations of Hong Kong and Singapore may not directly address every issue raised by third-party funding of arbitration, as they make it clear that such is no longer prohibited by the old common law doctrines of champerty and maintenance, they have clarified conflicting case law as well as proactively promoted themselves as leading seats of international arbitration.

The Liability of Air Carrier in Relation to the International Carriage of Cargo by Air under New Warsaw System (신와르소체제하의 국제항공화물운송인의 손해배상책임)

  • Lee, Kang-Bin
    • THE INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE & LAW REVIEW
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    • v.20
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    • pp.213-239
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    • 2003
  • This paper intends to describe the liability regime of the air carrier under the Montreal Convention of 1999 for the international cargo, comparing to those of the existing Warsaw Convention system. Also this paper deals with main issues of the Montreal Convention which are relevant for the carrier's liability in the carriage by air of cargo. The Warsaw Convention was adopted in 1929 and modified successively in 1955, 1961, 1971, 1975, and 1999. The Montreal Convention of 1999 modernized and consolidated the Warsaw Convention and related instruments. International air carrier is liable by application of principle of strict liability as stated in the Montreal Convention : The carrier is liable for the destruction or loss of, or damage to cargo and delay during the carriage by air, and the carrier's liability is limited to a sum of 17 Special Drawing Rights per kilogramme. However, the Montreal Convention has main outstanding issues with respect to the liability of the air carrier : potential conflicts between the Montreal Convention and the Warsaw Convention, the amounts of limits of the carrier's liability, the duration of the carrier's liability, the exessive litigation, and the aviation insurance. Therefore, the conditions and limits of the carrier's liability under the Montreal Convention should be readjusted and regulated in detail.

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International Legal Regime on Transboundary Natural Resources: Focus on Transboundary Oil and Gas Deposits on the Continental Shelves (국제법상 월경자원의 처리에 관한 고찰 -해저석유 및 가스자원을 중심으로-)

  • Lee, Yong-Hee
    • Ocean and Polar Research
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    • v.29 no.2
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    • pp.165-185
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    • 2007
  • Exploitation of transboundary oil and gas on continental shelves may cause conflicts between or among States concerned due to the physical character of these resources. As oil and gas are fluid, exploitation of such a transboundary oil field by one side may affect other parties in other jurisdictions. However, there is no universal international legal regime on the issue. This article tries to find the international legal regime governing such resources through analysing UN Assembly's resolutions, UNCLOS, international judicial opinions, bilateral agreements and ILC activities relating to transboundary natural resources. As a result of this study, it seems that each coastal State has an inherent sovereign right on its part of the transboundary oil and gas deposit, but this right is not unlimited. Each state involved with the deposit has a duty to cooperate with other states-through information exchange, consultation, and negotiation. Furthermore, the state has an obligation to refrain from unilateral action when there is a possibility of causing irrevocable damage to the interests of the other states.

Toward Coastal Conflicts Resolution based on Several Case Studies of Wetland Conversion Disputes in Korea (한국의 습지 훼손 분쟁 사례 연구에 기반한 연안 이해상충 해결)

  • Yi, Gi-Chul;Choi, Yongbok
    • Journal of Wetlands Research
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.39-48
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    • 2001
  • 연안습지의 손실은 국내 연안을 둘러싼 이해상충의 주요 요인이다. 본 연구에서는 이해상충과 관련된 국내 연안관리 및 습지손실과 관련된 상황, 이해상충의 배경 및 특성, 한국의 대규모 습지 훼손사례로 볼 수 있는 시화호, 순천만, 금강하구, 강원도 석호지역에 대한 이해상충의 실태와 조정사례를 근거로 이해상충해결을 위한 조정방법과 절차를 정리하였다.

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Development of Digital Archives Using Open Source Software to Document Mi-ryang Transmission Towers Construction Conflicts (오픈소스를 활용한 사건 아카이브 구축에 관한 연구 - 밀양 송전탑 건설 갈등 사건을 사례로 -)

  • Seol, Moon-Won;Choi, Yi-Lang;Kim, Seul-Gi
    • Journal of Korean Society of Archives and Records Management
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    • v.14 no.4
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    • pp.7-36
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    • 2014
  • The purpose of the study is to implement the digital archives to document environmental conflicts using open source Omeka. Mi-ryang Transmission Tower Construction Conflict is the selected case because it is very crucial and continues until today for more than 10 years. It begins with analyzing domestic and international cases of archives developed using Omeka. Based on these analysis, it draws the directions of developing Mi-ryang archives. It also investigates and analyzes the Mi-ryang conflicts as the contexts of records creation, acquire the actual records from a Mi-ryang civic group, and finally implement the collections and exhibits of Omeka-based archival system.

Governance-Based Measures to Solve the Conflicts in Pyeongtaek-Dangjin Port (평택당진항의 갈등 원인과 거버넌스 접근을 통한 해결방안)

  • Lee, Dong-Hyon
    • Journal of Korea Port Economic Association
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    • v.29 no.3
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    • pp.135-158
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    • 2013
  • There have been many conflicts in Pyeongtaek-Dangjin Port among central government, metropolitan council, and cities over the jurisdiction of reclaimed port area, an international passenger terminal construction and a bridge between the port and Dangjin area. This study found out two causes for the conflicts in terms of governance. First, the current governance structure of Pyeongtaek-Dangjin port has high levels of conflict and disputes among stakeholder. Second, there is no leading agency which is responsible for the future development of the port. It is very important to decrease the possibility of conflict and to establish leading agency. Measures to decrease the likelihood of conflict include establishment of conflict resolution mechanism, the clarification of the facts and applicable law, mutual exchanges between stakeholder. Measures to establish a leading agency include the introduction of a single governance, establishment of Pyeongtaek-Dangjin Port Authority, central-local combined governance, and empowering PA to do all port management.