Right of (Northwest) Passage: Toward a Responsible Canadian Arctic Sovereignty
Abstract Canada has long claimed the Northwest Passage as its “internal waters,” while the United States and other countries argue it is an “international strait.” The latter “free sea” position originates in Hugo Grotius, often styled the “father of international law.” However, Grotius later qualif...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0008423919000052 2024-05-19T07:36:07+00:00 Right of (Northwest) Passage: Toward a Responsible Canadian Arctic Sovereignty Geddert, Jeremy Seth 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0008423919000052 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0008423919000052 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Canadian Journal of Political Science volume 52, issue 3, page 595-612 ISSN 0008-4239 1744-9324 journal-article 2019 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0008423919000052 2024-05-02T06:51:02Z Abstract Canada has long claimed the Northwest Passage as its “internal waters,” while the United States and other countries argue it is an “international strait.” The latter “free sea” position originates in Hugo Grotius, often styled the “father of international law.” However, Grotius later qualifies his own position by granting to coastal states the right to regulate maritime traffic. Grotius's works also inspire the English School of International Relations: an “international society” approach that Canada has historically followed in its overall foreign policy. Hence, a twenty-first-century Grotian vision might suggest a compromise amenable to Canada: Canada would grant passage to conforming American vessels, thus facilitating international trade, but Canada would also gain powers of effective jurisdiction, allowing it to secure and conserve the fragile environment. Canada might thus re-envision sovereignty not as a zero-sum contest for status symbols but as the exercise of functional jurisdiction for the common good of international society. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Northwest passage Cambridge University Press Canadian Journal of Political Science 52 3 595 612 |
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Abstract Canada has long claimed the Northwest Passage as its “internal waters,” while the United States and other countries argue it is an “international strait.” The latter “free sea” position originates in Hugo Grotius, often styled the “father of international law.” However, Grotius later qualifies his own position by granting to coastal states the right to regulate maritime traffic. Grotius's works also inspire the English School of International Relations: an “international society” approach that Canada has historically followed in its overall foreign policy. Hence, a twenty-first-century Grotian vision might suggest a compromise amenable to Canada: Canada would grant passage to conforming American vessels, thus facilitating international trade, but Canada would also gain powers of effective jurisdiction, allowing it to secure and conserve the fragile environment. Canada might thus re-envision sovereignty not as a zero-sum contest for status symbols but as the exercise of functional jurisdiction for the common good of international society. |
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Right of (Northwest) Passage: Toward a Responsible Canadian Arctic Sovereignty |
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