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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463275303321

Autore

Byers Michael <1966->

Titolo

International law and the Arctic / / Michael Byers with James Baker [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013

ISBN

1-107-42566-2

1-139-89357-2

1-107-42335-X

1-107-42024-5

1-107-41760-0

1-107-42157-8

1-107-33744-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xviii, 314 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Cambridge studies in international and comparative law ; ; 103

Disciplina

341.4/5091632

Soggetti

Marine resources conservation - Law and legislation

Arctic regions International status

Arctic regions International cooperation

Barents Sea International status

Beaufort Sea International status

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.