Although the region is home to some of the largest number of refugees in the world, most of the countries of Southeast Asia are not signatories to the international instruments constituting international refugee law. Davies (law, Queensland U. of Technology, Australia) seeks to explain this lack by examining the region's response to international refugee law in general and, more specifically, the politics of refugee law in response to the Indochinese refugee crisis from 1975-1996. His key focus is to find an answer to the question of whether having nations involved in law formation is more likely to lead to participation in law application. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)