International law and the arctic [electronic resource] / Michael Byers with James Baker.
2013
KZ4110.P65 B94 2013
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International law and the arctic [electronic resource] / Michael Byers with James Baker.
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9781107042759
9781107421578 (electronic book)
9781107421578 (electronic book)
Publication Details
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Language
English
Description
xviii, 314 p. : maps.
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KZ4110.P65 B94 2013
Dewey Decimal Classification
341.4/5091632
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"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Cambridge studies in international and comparative law ; 103
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Table of Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1. Territory; 2. Maritime boundaries; 3. Beaufort Sea boundary; 4. Extended continental shelves; 5. Arctic straits; 6. Environmental protection; 7. Indigenous peoples; 8. Security.