Geopolitical risks and geoeconomics in international economic law Asian perspectives and beyond Junji Nakagawa, Taro Hamada, Yoshimichi Ishikawa, editors

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nakagawa, Junji.

Contributor:

Nakagawa, Junji, 1955- editor.

Hamada, Tarō, editor.

Ishikawa, Yoshimichi, editor.

Series:

Economics, law, and institutions in Asia Pacific 2199-8639

Economics, Law, and Institutions in Asia Pacific 2199-8639

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law and economics.

Geopolitics.

geopolitics.

International economic relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Singapore Springer 2026

Summary:

The rules-based international economic order is undergoing profound transformation. Geopolitical risk and geoeconomic strategy are no longer external shocks to a stable system; they now shape the core of international economic law (IEL), influencing trade regulation, investment protection, digital governance, and supply-chain design. Tariffs, sanctions, investment screening, data controls, and security-driven regulation have become structural features of the global economy. This edited volume originates from the 9th Asian International Economic Law Network (AIELN) Conference, held in Tokyo in June 2025 under the theme "Geopolitical Risks and Geoeconomics in International Economic Law: Asian Perspectives and Beyond." It brings together scholars, practitioners, and policymakers to examine how IEL is responding to persistent geopolitical uncertainty and regulatory risk. The chapters analyze how legal frameworks allocate the costs of geopolitical and regulatory risk, whether the liberal trading system is fragmenting into regional or minilateral arrangements, and how security, resilience, and sustainability are reshaping market access and investment governance. A central question is whether international economic law can adapt to these pressures without abandoning rule-based multilateralism. Placing Asia at the center of the analysis, the volume explores whether Asian states can move beyond being objects of great-power strategies and instead act as norm entrepreneurs shaping the future of international economic law

Contents:

Geopolitical Conflict, Geoeconomic Manoeuvring, and the Law of the Jungle: Are We Witnessing the End of the Liberal Trading Order

Sustainable Digitalization and Cyber Resilience on the Supply Chain

How to Capture "Supply Chain Resilience" under Justifications of the WTO Law

Geopolitical Risk and International Economic Law: An Empirical Framework for Designing Resilient Trade and Investment Rules

How Geopolitics Shape New Forms of International Economic Ordering

Investment Screening Mechanisms under the Investment Treaty Law: The Case of the UK's National Security and Investment Act

Does the Frequent Invocation of the National Security Exception Render WTO Disciplines Meaningless? Exploring Viable Options under the Current WTO Dispute Settlement Mechanism

Beyond Investment Protection: A Theory of Political Risk Governance in International Investment Law

National Security Concerns and Data Governance: Export Restrictions on Data and Its Implications for International Economic Law

Conflict between Environmental Protection and Investment Protection

Digital Silk Road or Cyber Silk Curtain? Geo-economics and Legal Dynamics of China's Belt and Road Initiative within ASEAN under the RCEP Framework

Bamboo in the Storm: A Vietnamese Perspective on Data Sovereignty and Trust in the Digital Economy

"Soft" Law on Cybersecurity and Data Governance: Strengthening Asia's Digital Economy

Normative Reconstruction of Data Governance in Asia Amid Geopolitical Shifts.-The Case for the Development of an Asian Regional AI Framework: Expanding the Discussion on "Sovereign AI" to a Regional Level

Technology Transfer in the Health Sector: Between Voluntary Licenses and Competition

Principles of Sustainable Finance Regulation and Their International Investment Law Implications: The Case of Hong Kong and its Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance

Notes:

Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed April 1, 2026)

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ISBN:

9789819569960

9819569966

OCLC:

1582441609

Publisher Number:

CIPO000397295

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