The Polar Regions and the Development of International Law: Contemporary Reflections and Twenty-First Century Challenges

Abstract The polar regions are increasingly coming to the forefront of global affairs in ways that are beginning to approach the prominence given to the polar regions during the ‘heroic era’ of exploration at the beginning of the twentieth century. This contemporary focus is, however, very much upon...

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Published in:The Yearbook of Polar Law Online
Main Author: Rothwell, Donald R.
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Published: Brill 2013
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Arctic
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/22116427-91000124
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