Economic Cooperation in the Shadow of Contested Sovereignty (Studies in International Trade and Investment Law)

This open access book is the first of its kind to address a question of both theoretical and practical significance: how do countries or entities approach economic cooperation in the face of vexing political concerns and overlapping sovereignty claims?Built upon three contemporary case studies on North-South Korea, China-Taiwan, and North-South Cyprus - representative pairs of ‘divided nations’, broadly defined - the book explores from both an empirical and a conceptual perspective the underlying factors, approaches and patterns that influence the economic relationship between the two sides. The book examines complex dynamics and identifies critical factors across the case studies, making a timely contribution to debates surrounding sovereignty, democracy and legitimacy in the context of international economic laws given the shifting geopolitical landscape.It further informs countries that do not share the same features of divided nations but nonetheless experience diplomatic crises or