This scholarly investigation delves into the legal complexities arising from the People’s Republic of China’s high-altitude balloons entering US airspace. By analyzing landmark cases, such as the Lockerbie incident, this study emphasizes the urgent need for clear liability norms in international airspace. The 2023 Montana Incursion served to clarify the self-defense and proportionality principles under international law. This study examines the nature of these balloons to determine whether they fall under international accords such as the Chicago Convention. It also explores military classifications and legal ambiguities surrounding non-combatant operators in armed conflicts. This paper identifies gaps in the principles of privacy and ethics concerning intelligence gathering within sovereign boundaries. It advocates for new multilateral treaties with geofencing standards to regulate high-altitude unmanned aerial vehicles. This author aims to fortify legal frameworks based on technological advances.

한국 윤석열 신정부가 출범하고 한일관계에 새로운 변화가 나타나고 있다. 신정부는 대일 관계를 개선하려 하지만, 한일관계의 개선은 역사 적 연원에서 양국의 민의에 바탕을 두고 있다. 한일 간 문제의 핵심 쟁 점인 일제강점기 ‘조선인 강제동원 피해자 문제’에서 유발된 ‘한일무역 분쟁’과 ‘한일군사정보보호협정’의 효력 종료 결정으로 양국은 마찰을 빚어 왔다. 이에 역사·경제·안보 등의 갈등이 복합적으로 발생하면서 한일관계 회복에 큰 걸림돌이 되었다. 현재 갈등을 빚고 있는 무역·안 보 등에서 양국의 협력이 이루어지더라도 민감한 과거사 문제와 군사· 안보협력의 완전한 회복은 어렵다. 한일관계 개선은 단순히 양국의 문 제만은 아니며, 한반도와 동북아 전체에 영향을 기 때문이다. 신정부는 일방적으로 일본과의 관계 개선을 서두르는 것보다 우선 양국이 미래 발전의 공감대를 형성하는 것이 중요하며, 국내 진보와 보수의 의견을 통합하고 국민적 동의가 이뤄질 때 비로소 화해·협력이 가능하다. 지금 의 국제관계는 국가 간 상호의존도가 매우 높으며, 과거보다 훨씬 복잡 하게 얽혀있다. 따라서 새로운 한반도 평화와 안보위기의 국제관계를 잘 대응하기 위해서라도 한국은 동북아에서 균형 있는 중립외교로 한 일관계를 개선하고 한반도 주변의 동북아 강국들과의 관계발전에서 독 립성과 형평성을 유지해야 한다.

“A Concise History of International Law in China-Conflicts, Fusion, and Development” presents a panoramic view of international law in China. The book historically reviews the origin and development of international law in China, discusses China’s contribution to the theory and institutional innovation of contemporary international law, and looks forward to the future of international law in China and the world. More concretely, this book pays attention to the development history of China’s international law scholarship; closely follows the latest trends in China’s international law research; and guides further research. A careful review of the book will provide the readers with a panoramic view of the history of China’s international law. It is not only an important treatise on the history of international law in China but also an indispensable reference for theoretical and practical circles with bibliography.

This article reviews the statutory reform of Chinese private international law from the perspective of tort conflicts which concludes that notwithstanding the significant improvement, the new Private International Law Act of China are fraught with various defects. In the field of tort, Article 44 are problematic in three aspects: first, the key term‘ habitual residence’lacks an objective definition; second, the rationality of an automatic preference to the law of the common habitual residence over the lex loci delicti is open to doubt; third, there is little, if any, practicability to introduce the notion that the parties may choose the applicable law after the tort has happened. Moreover, there are a number of defects or problems with Article 45, Article 46 and Article 50 of the Act, respectively. What’s more, the Act neglects some other important types of torts which call for special treatment, say, unfair competition, and environmental pollution, nuclear damage and traffic accidents. In the end, the article puts forward the corresponding suggestions for improvement.