Arctic shipping guidelines: towards a legal regime for navigation safety and environmental protection?
ABSTRACT With the International Polar Year (IPY) having commenced in March 2007, key issues relating to the polar regions are again in focus. This article reviews one central legal issue re-emerging in the Arctic: global regulation of safety standards for international shipping. The ‘Guidelines for...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247407007127 2024-03-24T08:57:11+00:00 Arctic shipping guidelines: towards a legal regime for navigation safety and environmental protection? Jensen, Øystein 2008 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247407007127 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247407007127 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 44, issue 2, page 107-114 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 2008 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247407007127 2024-02-26T15:35:20Z ABSTRACT With the International Polar Year (IPY) having commenced in March 2007, key issues relating to the polar regions are again in focus. This article reviews one central legal issue re-emerging in the Arctic: global regulation of safety standards for international shipping. The ‘Guidelines for ships operating in Arctic ice-covered waters’ are examined, with a view to the probable expansion of shipping in the Arctic in near future. Following an introduction to navigational issues within the Arctic context, the article describes how the guidelines came into being, and then analyses key elements and structure of the regulations and shortfalls of today's arrangements. The possible relevance of the guidelines to the Antarctic is also discussed briefly. Finally, the article inquires into the key repercussions of introducing binding regulations. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Arctic International Polar Year IPY Polar Record ice covered waters Cambridge University Press Arctic Antarctic The Antarctic Polar Record 44 2 107 114 |
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ABSTRACT With the International Polar Year (IPY) having commenced in March 2007, key issues relating to the polar regions are again in focus. This article reviews one central legal issue re-emerging in the Arctic: global regulation of safety standards for international shipping. The ‘Guidelines for ships operating in Arctic ice-covered waters’ are examined, with a view to the probable expansion of shipping in the Arctic in near future. Following an introduction to navigational issues within the Arctic context, the article describes how the guidelines came into being, and then analyses key elements and structure of the regulations and shortfalls of today's arrangements. The possible relevance of the guidelines to the Antarctic is also discussed briefly. Finally, the article inquires into the key repercussions of introducing binding regulations. |
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