Does the Law of the Sea Convention 1982 cope?
The Arctic Ocean is the smallest and least understood ocean in the world (Baker, 2010). Unlike Antarctica, the Arctic wilderness consists mostly of frozen sea. Although there are isolated islands, which are the subject of claims of sovereignty, by far the greater area is composed of shifting pack-ic...
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| Summary: | The Arctic Ocean is the smallest and least understood ocean in the world (Baker, 2010). Unlike Antarctica, the Arctic wilderness consists mostly of frozen sea. Although there are isolated islands, which are the subject of claims of sovereignty, by far the greater area is composed of shifting pack-ice. Yet, some states have claimed sovereignty over the frozen sea |
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