Beyond the Joint Development Agreement Selected International Case Studies in the Law of the Sea

1. The International Legal Framework for Offshore Joint Development of Hydrocarbon Resources
by David M. Ong

Part I. The Asia-Pacific Region

2. The Evolution of Joint Development in the Timor Sea. From Gap to Conciliation and Beyondby Stuart Kaye

3. The Malaysia–Thailand Joint Development Area
by H. E. Azfar Mohamad Mustafar

4. From fantasy to illusion, is judicial dispute settlement the only option for the Korea-Japan JDZ? Focusing on its Implementation History and Future
by Choi Jee-hyun 

5. Malaysia-Vietnam Joint Development in the Gulf of Thailand
by Nguyen Hong Thao and Tran Truong Thuy

Part II. Africa and the Middle East Region

6. Unblocking Joint Development Agreements. Sao Tome and Principe–Nigeria, Guinea-Bissau–Senegal and Australia-Timor-Leste.
by Vasco Becker Weinberg

7. The “Nigeria-Sao Tome” Joint Development Agreement (JDA) – A Nigerian Perspective
by Edwin Egede

8. Mauritius/Seychelles Joint Management Agreement
by Rosemary Cadogan

9. Prospects for Joint Development of the South Pars and North Gas Field between Iran and Qatar
by Ahmad Kashfi

Part III. Europe & North America Regions

10. France-Spain, Bay of Biscay Joint Development Agreement. an ambitious but outdated co-operation in shared offshore resources
by Géraldine Giraudeau

11. Framework Agreement between the Republic of Cyprus and the Arab Republic of Egypt concerning the Development of Cross-Median Line Hydrocarbon Resources
by Constantinos Yiallourides and Dr Nicholas A. Ioannide

12. The Agreement between Iceland and Norway on the Continental Shelf between Iceland and Jan Mayen
by Tomas Heidar 

13. US-Mexico Agreement on Joint Development
by Anastasia Telesetsky

Biography

David M. Ong, Professor of International and Environmental Law at Liverpool John Moores University. Originally from Malaysia, he is a legal academic whose research interests include the law of the sea, international investment law, and environmental law.

Choi Jee-hyun, Associate Professor, Law School, Jeju National University, Jeju City of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province. Ph D. International Law at the Korea University. Korea University (Graduate), Korea University (Undergraduate). He has been in Associate Research Fellow in the Korea Maritime Institute from 2011 to 2020