Baseline of Russian Arctic Laws

Baseline of Russian Arctic Laws
Author: Paul Arthur Berkman
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 773
Release: 2019-03-30
Genre: Law
ISBN: 3030062627

This book is the first comprehensive and authoritative translation into English of national and international laws of Russia that relate to the Arctic from the early 19th century to the present, revealing the historical and current context of sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction across nearly half of the north polar region. The Russian original version was coordinated by Igor Sergeyevich Ivanov, former Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation and currently the President of the Russian International Affairs Council.This unique translation complements all legal, geopolitical and governance analyses of the Arctic as a primary source of information, without interpretation or bias. The Baseline of Russian Arctic Laws is a treasure trove for diplomats, scholars and students who are involved with the international environmental, economic and societal dynamics of the Arctic, balancing national interests and common interests to achieve sustainability of the high north for the benefit of all across generations in our globally-interconnected civilization.

The Legal Regime of Straits

The Legal Regime of Straits
Author: Hugo Caminos
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 531
Release: 2014-12-22
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1107003768

An account of the legal regime of straits and the allocation of rights and duties relating to transit passage.

The Legal Regime of Straits

The Legal Regime of Straits
Author: Hugo Caminos
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 531
Release: 2014-12-22
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1316060608

The right of transit passage in straits and the analogous right of archipelagic sealanes passage in archipelagic states, negotiated in the 1970s and embodied in the 1982 UNCLOS, sought to approximate the freedom of navigation and overflight while expressly recognising the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the coastal state over the waters concerned. However, the allocation of rights and duties of the coastal state and third states is open to interpretation. Recent developments in state practice, such as Australia's requirement of compulsory pilotage in the Torres Strait, the bridge across the Great Belt and the proposals for a bridge across the Strait of Messina, the enhanced environmental standards applicable in the Strait of Bonifacio and Canada's claims over the Arctic Route, make it necessary to reassess the whole common law of straits. The Legal Regime of Straits examines the complex relationship between the coastal state and the international community.

International Law and the Arctic

International Law and the Arctic
Author: Michael Byers
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 341
Release: 2013-08
Genre: History
ISBN: 1107042755

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

Governance of Arctic Shipping

Governance of Arctic Shipping
Author: Robert C. Beckman
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 472
Release: 2017-08-21
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9004339388

Governance of Arctic Shipping: Balancing Rights and Interests of Arctic States and User States examines potential cooperative mechanisms for balancing rights and interests of Arctic States and user States in light of experiences with Southeast Asian cooperative mechanisms. This volume analyzes the applicable international regulatory framework with special attention to the roles of the International Maritime Organization and the Arctic Council. The rights, interests, positions and practice of Arctic coastal States are compared with those of user States, with particular emphasis on China, Japan and South Korea. The final chapters analyze cooperative arrangements in Southeast Asia, in order to explore if these could act as models to enhance cooperation among coastal States and user States in the Arctic.

Baselines under the International Law of the Sea

Baselines under the International Law of the Sea
Author: Coalter G. Lathrop
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2019-03-27
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9004398147

Baselines under the International Law of the Sea brings together two reports produced by the International Law Association (ILA) Committee on Baselines under the International Law of the Sea between 2008 – 2018. The Sofia Report (2012) is organized around the interpretation of Article 5 of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOSC) concerning the normal baseline. The Sydney Report (2018) is organized around a common methodology in assessing Articles 7, 8, 10, 13, 14 and 47 of the LOSC concerning straight baselines, closing lines, and straight archipelagic baselines.

Geographical Change and the Law of the Sea

Geographical Change and the Law of the Sea
Author: Kate Purcell
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2019-12-19
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0191061352

This book examines the implications of geographical change for maritime jurisdiction under the law of the sea. In a multistranded intervention, it challenges existing accounts of the consequences of climate-related change for entitlement to maritime space, maritime limits, and international maritime boundaries. It also casts new light on the question of whether a loss of habitable land and large-scale population displacement will precipitate a loss of territorial sovereignty and the legal 'extinction' of affected States. This study of the legal significance of geographical change is grounded in an in-depth study of the role of geography in the law of the sea. As well as offering a new perspective on the pressing question of how climate change will affect maritime jurisdiction, territorial sovereignty, and statehood, the book contributes to the scholarship on maritime delimitation and international boundaries generally (on land and at sea). It includes an analysis of the principle of intertemporal law that suggests a useful framework for considering questions of stability and change in international law more broadly. This rigorous and original study will be of value to anyone concerned with the implications of climate-related change for maritime jurisdiction, territorial sovereignty, and statehood. Its broader analysis of the existing law and engagement with a range of doctrinal debates through the lens of the question of geographical change will be of interest to scholars and practitioners of the law of the sea, the law of territory, and the law relating to international boundaries.

International Law and the Arctic

International Law and the Arctic
Author: Michael Byers
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2013
Genre: Arctic regions
ISBN: 1107425662

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

International Governance of the Arctic Marine Environment

International Governance of the Arctic Marine Environment
Author: Lilly Weidemann
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2014-04-09
Genre: Law
ISBN: 3319044710

The Arctic is particularly affected by climate change; over the past few decades, temperatures in this area have risen twice as fast as the mean global rate. The most prominent effect of global climate change in the region is the melting sea ice in the Arctic Ocean, which enables a multitude of ocean uses to be initiated and extended, such as shipping, fishing and oil and gas extraction. Unlike in the Antarctic, there is currently no single comprehensive legal regime for governance of the Arctic. Instead, the region is regulated by a patchwork of international treaties, above all the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), various regional and sub-regional agreements, national laws and soft-law agreements. This treatise provides an evaluation of the governance regime that regulates the use of the Arctic marine environment and its readiness to protect these fragile ecosystems in light of the consequences of climate change.