International law and the Arctic / Michael Byers with James Baker.

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Byers, Michael, 1966- [author.]

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Series: Cambridge studies in international and comparative law (Cambridge, England : 1996) ; 103.Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 314 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)Content type:

text

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computer

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ISBN:

9781107337442 (ebook)

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International Law & the Arctic

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341.4/5091632 23

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KZ4110.P65 B94 2013

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Contents:

1. Territory -- 2. Maritime boundaries -- 3. Beaufort Sea boundary -- 4. Extended continental shelves -- 5. Arctic straits -- 6. Environmental protection -- 7. Indigenous peoples -- 8. Security.

Summary: Climate change and rising oil prices have thrust the Arctic to the top of the foreign policy agenda and raised difficult issues of sovereignty, security and environmental protection. Improved access for shipping and resource development is leading to new international rules on safety, pollution prevention and emergency response. Around the Arctic, maritime boundary disputes are being negotiated and resolved, and new international institutions, such as the Arctic Council, are mediating deep-rooted tensions between Russia and NATO and between nation states and indigenous peoples. International Law and the Arctic explains these developments and reveals a strong trend towards international cooperation and law-making. It thus contradicts the widespread misconception that the Arctic is an unregulated zone of potential conflict.

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1. Territory -- 2. Maritime boundaries -- 3. Beaufort Sea boundary -- 4. Extended continental shelves -- 5. Arctic straits -- 6. Environmental protection -- 7. Indigenous peoples -- 8. Security.

Climate change and rising oil prices have thrust the Arctic to the top of the foreign policy agenda and raised difficult issues of sovereignty, security and environmental protection. Improved access for shipping and resource development is leading to new international rules on safety, pollution prevention and emergency response. Around the Arctic, maritime boundary disputes are being negotiated and resolved, and new international institutions, such as the Arctic Council, are mediating deep-rooted tensions between Russia and NATO and between nation states and indigenous peoples. International Law and the Arctic explains these developments and reveals a strong trend towards international cooperation and law-making. It thus contradicts the widespread misconception that the Arctic is an unregulated zone of potential conflict.