The Polar Regions and the Development of International Law
Part of Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law
- Author: Donald R. Rothwell, University of Sydney
- Date Published: November 1996
- availability: Available
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521561822
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This book deals with international law in Antarctica and the Arctic. It reviews how each region is managed by the individual legal regimes, and how the special international laws developed specifically to deal with polar problems (for instance, protection of the environment) have contributed to the development of international law.
Read more- Considers the legal issues of the polar regions
- It deals with both polar regions
- Assesses the impact of the polar regions on the development of international law
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"The major contribution of this book is its comprehensive survey of polar law....The book is particularly successful when it expands the discussion to include historical and political factors....this is a valuable work, and one that will help bring further attention to this fascinating area of legal study." Evan T. Bloom, American Journal of International Law
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- Date Published: November 1996
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521561822
- length: 532 pages
- dimensions: 235 x 159 x 34 mm
- weight: 0.952kg
- contains: 2 tables
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
List of figures
List of tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
Table of international and domestic arbitrations, cases and judgments
Table of conventions, treaties and other international instruments
List of abbreviations
Part I. Introduction to the Polar Regions:
1. Introduction
2. The environment and resources of the polar regions
Part II. The Legal Regimes of the Polar Regions:
3. The Antarctic Treaty
4. The Antarctic Treaty System
5. International law in the Arctic
6. Initiatives for Arctic regional cooperation
Part III. The Impact of the Polar Regions:
7. The polar regions and the law of the sea
8. The polar regions and resource management
9. The polar regions and international environmental law
10. Regime theory, the polar regions and international law
Part IV. Conclusion:
11. The polar regions and their relationship with international law
Bibliography
Index.
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