Donat Pharand: The Arctic Scholar

Summary The Arctic, long neglected, has been thrust into the limelight as climate change dramatically transforms its landscape. The ice, which for centuries has acted as a powerful barrier keeping the world at bay, is melting at an alarming rate. The promise of greater accessibility to the region in...

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Published in:Canadian Yearbook of international Law/Annuaire canadien de droit international
Main Authors: Lalonde, Suzanne, MacDonald, Ronald St. J.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2007
Subjects:
Law
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0069005800009000
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0069005800009000
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Summary:Summary The Arctic, long neglected, has been thrust into the limelight as climate change dramatically transforms its landscape. The ice, which for centuries has acted as a powerful barrier keeping the world at bay, is melting at an alarming rate. The promise of greater accessibility to the region inevitably raises a host of important issues. Donat Pharand, an internationally renowned scholar, has dedicated his long and illustrious career to researching and understanding the legal issues pertaining to Canada's claim over the waters of the Arctic archipelago. This article chronicles the key events in his life and examines Pharand's profound contribution to the law of the sea of the Arctic.