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International law and the Arctic /

"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, pollutio...

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Main Authors: Byers, Michael, 1966
Group Author: Baker, James Arctic scholar
Published: Cambridge University Press,
Publisher Address: New York :
Publication Dates: 2013.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Cambridge studies in international and comparative law ; 103
Subjects:
Marine resources conservation > Law and legislation
LAW / International
Völkerrecht
Seerecht
International Cooperation
International law
Droit international
Statut international
Coopération internationale
Arctic regions > International status
Arctic regions > International cooperation
Barents Sea > International status
Beaufort Sea > International status
Arktis
Arctic Regions
Région arctique
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 ...
"During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union squared off across the Arctic Ocean. Nuclear submarines prowled under the ice while long-range bombers patrolled high overhead. A more peaceful and cooperative approach emerged in 1990 when the two superpowers negotiated a maritime boundary in the Bering Sea, Bering Strait and Chukchi Sea. In 1996, the eight Arctic countries - the United States, Russia, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland - created the Arctic Council as an intergovernmental forum for discussing issues other than those of "military security." At the
Carrier Form: xviii, 314 pages : illustration ; 24 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 284-296) and index.
ISBN: 9781107042759 (hardback) :
1107042755 (hardback)
Index Number: KZ4110
CLC: D993.3
Call Number: D993.3/B993
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.

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