The Polar Silk Road and the future governance of the Northern Sea Route
Abstract This article examines China’s Polar Silk Road (PSR) and its legal implications for the future governance of the Northern Sea Route (NSR). It first discusses China’s economic and geopolitical interests in the so-called Polar Silk Road. The article then focuses on comparing Russian regulation...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0922156522000516 2024-09-15T18:25:56+00:00 The Polar Silk Road and the future governance of the Northern Sea Route Liu, Nengye Solski, Jan Jakub 2022 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0922156522000516 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0922156522000516 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Leiden Journal of International Law volume 35, issue 4, page 853-866 ISSN 0922-1565 1478-9698 journal-article 2022 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0922156522000516 2024-08-28T04:01:40Z Abstract This article examines China’s Polar Silk Road (PSR) and its legal implications for the future governance of the Northern Sea Route (NSR). It first discusses China’s economic and geopolitical interests in the so-called Polar Silk Road. The article then focuses on comparing Russian regulation of the NSR and Chinese regulation of foreign vessels as a coastal state. Both China and Russia are contracting parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The comparison of domestic legislations aims to provide a detailed analysis on convergence and divergence of their implementation and enforcement of the UNCLOS on issues related to freedom of navigation, especially when it comes to foreign vessels, including military vessels, within national jurisdiction. The comparative study, therefore, helps determine to what extent China could vocally shape the development the NSR regulations in an era of climate change. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Sea Route Cambridge University Press Leiden Journal of International Law 1 14 |
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Abstract This article examines China’s Polar Silk Road (PSR) and its legal implications for the future governance of the Northern Sea Route (NSR). It first discusses China’s economic and geopolitical interests in the so-called Polar Silk Road. The article then focuses on comparing Russian regulation of the NSR and Chinese regulation of foreign vessels as a coastal state. Both China and Russia are contracting parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The comparison of domestic legislations aims to provide a detailed analysis on convergence and divergence of their implementation and enforcement of the UNCLOS on issues related to freedom of navigation, especially when it comes to foreign vessels, including military vessels, within national jurisdiction. The comparative study, therefore, helps determine to what extent China could vocally shape the development the NSR regulations in an era of climate change. |
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