The Neglected Tradition? – The Genesis of the EU Seal Products Trade Ban and Commercial Sealing
Abstract The European Union’s ban on the placing on the market of seal products stemming from commercially hunted seals has triggered much controversy due to its negative impacts on Arctic livelihoods. This article looks at the different documents and steps that constitute the crafting process which...
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crbrillap:10.1163/22116427-91000132 2023-05-15T15:01:43+02:00 The Neglected Tradition? – The Genesis of the EU Seal Products Trade Ban and Commercial Sealing Sellheim, Nikolas 2013 http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/22116427-91000132 https://brill.com/view/journals/yplo/5/1/article-p417_17.xml https://data.brill.com/files/journals/22116427_005_01_S17_text.pdf unknown Brill The Yearbook of Polar Law Online volume 5, issue 1, page 417-450 ISSN 1876-8814 2211-6427 journal-article 2013 crbrillap https://doi.org/10.1163/22116427-91000132 2023-01-20T07:34:56Z Abstract The European Union’s ban on the placing on the market of seal products stemming from commercially hunted seals has triggered much controversy due to its negative impacts on Arctic livelihoods. This article looks at the different documents and steps that constitute the crafting process which has led to the adoption of Regulation 1007/2009 on trade in seal products. It puts special emphasis on the degree of recognition of commercial sealing as a livelihood and asks if it is a tradition that may have been neglected by the political discourse in the EU. Also the role of antisealing groups is considered that may have contributed to a pre-determined stance on the commercial seal hunt during the policy-making process. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Yearbook of Polar Law Brill (via Crossref) Arctic The Yearbook of Polar Law Online 5 1 417 450 |
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Abstract The European Union’s ban on the placing on the market of seal products stemming from commercially hunted seals has triggered much controversy due to its negative impacts on Arctic livelihoods. This article looks at the different documents and steps that constitute the crafting process which has led to the adoption of Regulation 1007/2009 on trade in seal products. It puts special emphasis on the degree of recognition of commercial sealing as a livelihood and asks if it is a tradition that may have been neglected by the political discourse in the EU. Also the role of antisealing groups is considered that may have contributed to a pre-determined stance on the commercial seal hunt during the policy-making process. |
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