Beyond the Joint Development Agreement

Choi Jee-hyun is Associate Professor at the Law School, Jeju National University, Jeju City of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, South Korea. He holds a Ph.D. in International Law from Korea University and completed both his graduate and undergraduate studies at Korea University. He served as Associate Research Fellow at the Korea Maritime Institute from 2011 to 2020.David M. Ong is 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, environmental law. international investment law, and international development finance law.

• List of figures. List of tables. List of contributors. Preface 1. The International Legal Framework for Offshore Joint Development of Hydrocarbon Resources Part I. The Asia-Pacific Region2. The Evolution of Joint Development in the Timor Sea. From Gap to Conciliation and Beyond 3. The Malaysia–Thailand Joint Development Area 4. From fantasy to illusion, is judicial dispute settlement the only option for the Korea-Japan JDZ? Focusing on its Implementation History and Future 5. Malaysia-Vietnam Joint Development in the Gulf of Thailand 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. 7. The “Nigeria-Sao Tome” Joint Development Agreement (JDA) – A Nigerian Perspective 8. Mauritius/Seychelles Joint Management Agreement 9. Prospects for Joint Development of the South Pars and North Gas Field between Iran and Qatar 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 an ambitious but outdated co-operation in shared offshore resources 11. Framework Agreement between the Republic of Cyprus and the Arab Republic of Egypt concerning the Development of Cross-Median Line Hydrocarbon Resources 12. The Agreement between Iceland and Norway on the Continental Shelf between Iceland and Jan Mayen 13. US-Mexico Agreement on Joint Development Index