The Arctic Exception and the IMO’s PSSA Mechanism: Assessing their Value as Sources of Protection for the Northwest Passage
Abstract For more than half a century, Canada has affirmed that all of the waters within its Arctic archipelago, including the Northwest Passage, are Canadian historic internal waters over which it exercises sovereign control. Canada’s detractors have qualified the Canadian position as excessive, ar...
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crbrillap:10.1163/15718085-12341287 2023-05-15T14:28:47+02:00 The Arctic Exception and the IMO’s PSSA Mechanism: Assessing their Value as Sources of Protection for the Northwest Passage Lalonde, Suzanne 2013 http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15718085-12341287 https://brill.com/view/journals/estu/28/3/article-p401_1.xml https://brill.com/downloadpdf/journals/estu/28/3/article-p401_1.xml unknown Brill The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law volume 28, issue 3, page 401-432 ISSN 0927-3522 1571-8085 Law Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law General Environmental Science Geography, Planning and Development Oceanography journal-article 2013 crbrillap https://doi.org/10.1163/15718085-12341287 2022-12-11T12:48:11Z Abstract For more than half a century, Canada has affirmed that all of the waters within its Arctic archipelago, including the Northwest Passage, are Canadian historic internal waters over which it exercises sovereign control. Canada’s detractors have qualified the Canadian position as excessive, arguing that the Northwest Passage is an international strait and that international legal regimes guarantee the preservation of the Arctic waterway. It is this contention, that international legal tools exist—specifically Article 234 of the LOSC and the IMO’s PSSA mechanism—and that they would adequately protect the Northwest Passage even if it came to be recognized as an international strait, which is the subject of investigation. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Archipelago Arctic Northwest passage Brill (via Crossref) Arctic Canada Northwest Passage The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law 28 3 401 432 |
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Abstract For more than half a century, Canada has affirmed that all of the waters within its Arctic archipelago, including the Northwest Passage, are Canadian historic internal waters over which it exercises sovereign control. Canada’s detractors have qualified the Canadian position as excessive, arguing that the Northwest Passage is an international strait and that international legal regimes guarantee the preservation of the Arctic waterway. It is this contention, that international legal tools exist—specifically Article 234 of the LOSC and the IMO’s PSSA mechanism—and that they would adequately protect the Northwest Passage even if it came to be recognized as an international strait, which is the subject of investigation. |
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The Arctic Exception and the IMO’s PSSA Mechanism: Assessing their Value as Sources of Protection for the Northwest Passage |
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The Arctic Exception and the IMO’s PSSA Mechanism: Assessing their Value as Sources of Protection for the Northwest Passage |
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The Arctic Exception and the IMO’s PSSA Mechanism: Assessing their Value as Sources of Protection for the Northwest Passage |
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The Arctic Exception and the IMO’s PSSA Mechanism: Assessing their Value as Sources of Protection for the Northwest Passage |
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The Arctic Exception and the IMO’s PSSA Mechanism: Assessing their Value as Sources of Protection for the Northwest Passage |
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arctic exception and the imo’s pssa mechanism: assessing their value as sources of protection for the northwest passage |
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