Overview

The Yearbook of Polar Law is based at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Law at the University of Akureyri in Iceland and the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland, Finland and covers a wide variety of topics relating to the Arctic and the Antarctic. These include: - human rights issues, such as autonomy and self-government vs. self-determination, the rights of indigenous peoples to land and natural resources and cultural rights and cultural heritage, indigenous traditional knowledge, - local, national, regional and international governance issues, - environmental law, climate change, security and environment implications of climate change, protected areas and species, - regulatory, governance and management agreements and arrangements for marine environments, marine mammals, fisheries conservation and other biological/mineral/oil resources, - law of the sea, the retreating sea ice, continental shelf claims, - territorial claims and border disputes on both land and at sea, - peace and security, dispute settlement, - jurisdictional and other issues re the exploration, exploitation and shipping of oil, gas and minerals, bio prospecting, - trade law, potential shipping lines through the northwest and northeast passages, maritime law and transportation law, and - the roles and actual involvement of international organizations in the Polar Regions, such as the Arctic Council, the Antarctic Treaty System, the European Union, the International Whaling Commission, the Nordic Council, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and the United Nations, as well as NGOs. Many of the papers in this volume are based on presentations at the eighth Polar Law Symposium held in the U.S. state of Alaska from September 23-26, 2015.

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Author:   Gudmundur Alfredsson ,  Timo Koivurova
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Martinus Nijhoff
Volume:   8
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.585kg
ISBN:  

9789004324367

ISBN 10:   9004324364
Pages:   278
Publication Date:   16 February 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Editorial Note; Acknowledgements; In Memoriam - Walter B. Parker, 1926-2014 Tribute to Walt Parker Harry Bader; Support and Opposition: An Informal History of the Law of the Sea Convention in the United States and Alaska, Including a Tribute to Walter B. Parker Mead Treadwell; Responsible Resource Development in Alaska: A Developer's Perspective on the Red Dog Mine Lisa Parker; Research Articles Respectful Neighbourliness: The United Kingdom's Arctic Approach Rachael Lorna Johnstone; From the High North to the Roof of the World: Arctic Precedents for Third Pole Governance Simon Marsden; Understanding Arctic Co-Management: The U.S. Marine Mammal Approach Kathryn Mengerink,David Roche, and Greta Swanson; The Greenland Self-Government Act: The Pitfall for the Inuit in Greenland to Remain an Indigenous People? Bent Ole Gram Mortensen and Ulrike Barten; An Agreement on Enhancing International Arctic Scientific Cooperation: Only for the Eight Arctic States and Their Scientists? Akiho Shibata and Maiko Raita; The Impact of Choice-of-Law Rules in Cross-Border Pollution Damage Caused by Petroleum Spills from Offshore Rigs and Installations: The Case of the Barents Sea Kristoffer Svendsen; The Recent Arctic Council Assessments: Influential Tools in Policy-Making in the Council and Beyond? Malgorzata Smieszek, Adam Stepien, and Paula Kankaanpaa; The Nordic Welfare State and the Development of Northern Finland Matti Niemivuo and Lotta Viikari; Poster Based Articles How Satellites Can Support the Information Requirements of the Polar Code Johnny Groneng Aase and Julia Jabour; Essential Fish Habitat Regulation in the United States: Lessons for High Latitudes? Aileen M. Nimick and Bradley P. Harris.

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