INTERNATIONAL LAW AND THE ARCTIC by Michael Byers ( 9781107042759 )

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INTERNATIONAL LAW AND THE ARCTIC

By:

Michael Byers

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1107042755

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Publisher:

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

1 August, 2013

Series:

Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law 103

Pages:

337

Description:

Sets out the international law relevant to the Arctic, from indigenous peoples to environmental protection to oil and gas exploration.

Synopsis:

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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Cambridge University Press

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Winner of Donner Prize 2014

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