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Arctic Warming: Environmental, Human, And Security Implications, Mary B. West
Arctic Warming: Environmental, Human, And Security Implications, Mary B. West
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
Arctic warming has myriad implications for the Arctic environment, residents, and nations. Although definitive predictions are difficult, without question the scope and rapidity of change will test the adaptive capacities of the Arctic environment as well as its residents. Warming is affecting marine ecosystems and marine life, terrestrial ecosystems, and the animals and people who depend on them. Human impacts include effects on access to food and resources; health and well being; and community cohesion, traditions, and culture. Increased shipping and resource activity create the need for additional maritime presence and security; better environmental and safety regulations; peaceful resolution of …
The Arctic: An Opportunity To Cooperate And Demonstrate Statesmanship, Dr. Hans Corell
The Arctic: An Opportunity To Cooperate And Demonstrate Statesmanship, Dr. Hans Corell
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
The Article discusses in four distinct parts disputes relating to maritime boundaries in the Arctic; "gaps" in the legal regime in the Arctic; environmental and security concerns; and the administration of the Arctic.
Regarding the first item, the Article maintains that the point of departure is that the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea applies also in the Arctic. Overlapping claims by the coastal states are perfectly legitimate and thus should not be dramatized. What matters is how such differences are resolved.
Referring to suggestions that there are "gaps" in the Arctic legal regime and that a …
Who Controls The Northwest Passage?, Michael Byers, Suzanne Lalonde
Who Controls The Northwest Passage?, Michael Byers, Suzanne Lalonde
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
From Martin Frobisher in 1576 to John Franklin in 1845, generations of European explorers searched for a navigable route through the Arctic islands to Asia. Their greatest challenge was sea-ice, which has almost always filled the straits, even in summer. Climate change, however, is fundamentally altering the sea-ice conditions: In September 2007, the Northwest Passage was ice-free for the first time in recorded history. This Article reviews the consequences of this development, particularly in terms of the security and environmental risks that would result from international shipping along North America's longest coast. It analyzes the differing positions of Canada and …