Some Newly Established Asian States and the Development of International Law

I. The Problem.- World Changes and their Ramifications.- Specific Changes.- The Search for a Solution.- II. The Origin of the Problem.- The Pre-Colonial Time.- The Colonial Period and the Rise of the Nationalist Movements.- World War II and the End of the Colonial Era.- III. The Asian States in the World Power Process.- The Burmese-Chinese Boundary Disputes.- The Kashmir Conflict.- Indonesia and the Law of the Sea.- Peaceful Coexistence.- IV. Conclusions.- The Attitudes of the New Asian States.- The Contribution of the New Asian States to the Development of International Law.- Further Developments.- Synoptical table of some Asian claims.- Maps.- The Burmese-Chinese Boundary Claims.- The Kashmir Conflict.- Base Lines of the Indonesian Waters.