Polar Problems and International Law

The approval of the Alaskan statehood bill by the 1958 session of the United States Congress focuses new attention on the increasing penetration of the high northern latitudes. But Canada, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and the Soviet Union, as well as the United States, have long been ac...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:American Journal of International Law
Main Author: Hayton, Robert D.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1958
Subjects:
Law
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s000293000019061x
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S000293000019061X
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Summary:The approval of the Alaskan statehood bill by the 1958 session of the United States Congress focuses new attention on the increasing penetration of the high northern latitudes. But Canada, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and the Soviet Union, as well as the United States, have long been active in this frontier region.