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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782068803321

Autore

Riddell-Dixon Elizabeth M (Elizabeth Mary), <1954->

Titolo

Canada and the international seabed [[electronic resource] ] : domestic determinants and external constraints / / Elizabeth Riddell-Dixon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Kingston, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c1989

ISBN

1-282-85130-6

9786612851308

0-7735-6196-X

Descrizione fisica

xii, 225 p. ; ; 24 cm

Disciplina

341.4/48

Soggetti

Ocean bottom - Law and legislation

Ocean mining - Law and legislation - Canada

Maritime law - Canada

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Preface -- Introduction -- Canada’s Interests -- Canada’s Policies on Deep Seabed Mining at UNCLOS III -- Federal Government Actors -- Provincial and Municipal Governments -- Nongovernmental Actors -- The Canadian Delegation -- The Policy-Making Process -- Glossary -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

This stronger alliance gave priority to negotiating an internationally acceptable treaty and safeguarding Canada's land-based nickel industry. A second coalition - officers from the Department of Finance, the Department of Industry, Trade, and Commerce, and the Ministry of State for Science and Technology - contended that the push for quantitive restrictions diverted attention from the more crucial areas of protection of technological and financial resources. Riddell-Dixon argues that the dominant coalition succeeded because of ministerial support, structural and functional advantages, and an effective choice of tactics. Consequently they were able to manage other domestic sources of foreign policy. Canada and the International Seabed addresses several debates central to Canadian foreign policy, including the relative importance of domestic determinants and international



constraints, the nature of intra-governmental decision-making, the relationship between government decision-makers and interest groups, the role of provincial governments in foreign policy, and the role of international conferences in solving global problems.