Cooperation and Engagement in the Asia-Pacific Region

Myron H. Nordquist is the Associate Director and Editor-in-Chief of the Center for Oceans Law and Policy, and Senior Fellow at the Center for National Security Law at the University of Virginia School of Law. He is Editor-in-Chief of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982: a Commentary, the seven-volume “Virginia Commentary” series, plus a Supplementary Documents volume.John Norton Moore is the Walter L. Brown Professor of Law at the University of Virginia School of Law where he directs the Center for Oceans Law and Policy. Among seven presidential appointments, he served as Chairman, NSC Interagency Task Force on the Law of the Sea; United States Ambassador and Deputy Special Representative of the President to the Law of the Sea Conference (1973-76); and was a Member of the National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere (1984-85).Ronán Long is Director of the WMU-Sasakawa Global Institute and holds the Nippon Foundation Professorial Chair in Ocean Governance and the Law of the Sea at the World Maritime University, where he lectures on Ocean Governance, Law of the Sea and International Dispute Resolution and Diplomacy. He has also lectured at the Rhodes Academy of Oceans Law and Policy and is a supervisor of advanced academic research under the United Nations - The Nippon Foundation of Japan Fellowship Programme.

• Preface AcknowledgmentsList of Illustrations Featured RemarksReflections on the Status and Prospects for Deep Seabed Mining in 201 Michael LodgeReflections on the Past 25 Years of Ocean Law and Policy David A. BaltonMaritime Autonomous Surface Ships in International Law: New Challenges for the Regulation of International Navigation and ShippingAldo ChircopPart 1Spotlight on Regional Cooperation1 Military Cooperation and International Custom in the Asia-Pacific RegionJohn G. Hannink2 Peace through Joint Marine and Cruise Tourism in the Disputed South China Sea Islands: Opportunities and ChallengesYann-huei Song3 Multilateral Cooperation in Resolving or Managing International IssuesHelmut Tuerk4 Jurisdictional and Substantive Aspects in the Application of unclos<\sc> Article 83(3) in Recent International DecisionsXinjun ZhangPart 2Protection and Preservation of the Marine Environment5 Candy and Poisons: Protecting Marine Environments While Meeting Societal NeedsDaniel Rittschof6 The Duty to Cooperate in the Protection and Preservation of the Marine EnvironmentChie Kojima7 Environmental Impact Assessments in Protection and Preservation of the Marine Environment Tianbao Qin and Fang Hou8 Increasing Challenges to the Future Marine EnvironmentStephen A. MackoPart 3Freedom of Navigation9 Freedom of Navigation: Where to Go When Political Agenda Overshadows Legal Substance Nong Hong10 An Archival History of the Creation and Early Implementation of the Freedom of Navigation Program James Kraska11 Military Activities in Foreign Exclusive Economic Zones: Identification and the Application of LawXinmin Ma12 Freedom of Navigation: Practices of VietnamLan-Anh T. NguyenPart 4Straits Governance, including Malacca/Singapore13 The International Straits Regime: Notes on Uncertainties and “Other” Straits in the Northeast Asia-Pacific Region Ted L. McDorman14 Passage through Indonesian Waters on Routes Used for International NavigationRobert Beckman and Dita LiliansaPart 5Search and Rescue15 Towards the Establishment of a Search and Rescue Cooperation Mechanism in the South China Sea: Regulatory Framework, Challenges and ProspectsYubing Shi16 Understanding the Challenge: Mass Rescue Operations at SeaRichard Button and Tom Gorgol17 Models for Maritime Coordination in the South China Sea: Effective National-level CoordinationBrian WilsonPart 6Sustainable Fisheries18 Combating iuu<\sc>: the Driving Force behind Development of International Fisheries Law?Kuan-Hsiung Wang19 What’s in a Name: the Importance of Distinguishing between “Fisheries Crime” and iuu<\sc> FishingKathryn Youel Page and Alexis J. OrtizPart 7Marine Biodiversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (bbnj)</b>20 Negotiating a New Marine Biodiversity Instrument: Reflections on the Preparatory Phase from the Perspective of the European UnionRonán Long and John Brincat21 bbnj: Developments since YogyakartaJ. Ashley RoachIndex