EDITORIAL

JEAIL 2026;Volume 19(1):   Published online: May 30, 2026

ISSUE FOCUS New Horizons in Marine Governance

Strengthening the Ocean Carbon Sink under the UNCLOS: A Preliminary Assessment on the ITLOS Climate Change Advisory Opinion
Xuan Zhu & Wei Shen
JEAIL 2026;Volume 19(1):   Published online: May 30, 2026
Legal Divergence and Cooperative Governance of Underwater Cultural Heritage: A Comparative Study of China, Japan, and Korea
Hui Zhong & Eric Yong Joong Lee
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ARTICLE

Fragmentation to Coordination: Legal, Institutional, and Regulatory Dimensions of China-ASEAN Commercial Arbitration
Julio C. O. Sima Nzang & Yingying Wang
JEAIL 2026;Volume 19(1):   Published online: May 30, 2026

NOTES & COMMENTS

Contemporary Missile Warfare and the Use of Force: A Legal Evaluation of the Iran-Israel Escalation
Nehaluddin Ahmad & Faizan Mustafa & Faizah Rahim
JEAIL 2026;Volume 19(1):   Published online: May 30, 2026
National Courts as Enforcers of International Treaties: Analysis of “Homeward Trend” in Korea’s CISG Adjudication
Soojin Nam & Jamie Yoonsoo Kim
JEAIL 2026;Volume 19(1):   Published online: May 30, 2026
Globalization of Chinese International Law Scholarship: A Bibliometric Analysis (2005-2025)
Xinrong Tan
JEAIL 2026;Volume 19(1):   Published online: May 30, 2026

REGIONAL FOCUS & CONTROVERSIES Digital Sovereignty and the Rule of Law in East Asia

Human Rights-Based AI Governance in Thailand: A Functional-Equivalence Approach Beyond the EU AI Act
Phillip Y. Freiberg & Michael J. Harris & Parot Ratnapinda
JEAIL 2026;Volume 19(1):   Published online: May 30, 2026
Legal Reasoning in the Artificial Intelligence Era: Possibilities, Challenges, and Core Orientations in Domestic and International Law
Nguyen Minh Tuan & Do Thi Bao Yen
JEAIL 2026;Volume 19(1):   Published online: May 30, 2026

EAST ASIAN OBSERVER

Constitutional Resource Sovereignty and Critical Minerals Governance under International Law: The Case of Mongolia
Surakhbayar Galsan
JEAIL 2026;Volume 19(1):   Published online: May 30, 2026
The Philippine Marcos Jr. Administration’s South China Sea Policy: An Analysis from a Neoclassical Realist Perspective
Yiwei Liu & Xingjun Liu
JEAIL 2026;Volume 19(1):   Published online: May 30, 2026
Surviving Great Powers: Kedah and the Practice of Sovereignty under International Law
Milda Istiqomah & Mohd Hazmi Mohd Rusli & Dhiana Puspitawati & Prija Djatmika
JEAIL 2026;Volume 19(1):   Published online: May 30, 2026

DIGEST

Trump’s Supreme Court Tariff Case and Trade Policy: Refunds and Chaos
Stuart S. Malawer
JEAIL 2026;Volume 19(1):   Published online: May 30, 2026