Canada's Arctic Jurisdiction in International Law

The purpose of this study is to make a brief overview of Canada's jurisdiction in the arctic regions, jurisdiction which has developed since the transfer of the Arctic Islands to Canada by Great Britain in 1880. The study will concentrate on Canada's jurisdiction over the water areas of th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pharand, Donat
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: Schulich Law Scholars 1983
Subjects:
Canada
Arctic Jurisdiction
International Law
overview
arctic regions
Arctic Islands
continental shelf
Northwest Passage
airspace
Law of the Sea
Arctic
Northwest passage
Online Access:https://digitalcommons.schulichlaw.dal.ca/dlj/vol7/iss3/9
https://digitalcommons.schulichlaw.dal.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1351&context=dlj
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Summary:The purpose of this study is to make a brief overview of Canada's jurisdiction in the arctic regions, jurisdiction which has developed since the transfer of the Arctic Islands to Canada by Great Britain in 1880. The study will concentrate on Canada's jurisdiction over the water areas of the Arctic, but will also cover the status of the other areas involved. More specifically, the areas to be covered are: 1) the islands; 2) the continental shelf; 3) the waters in general; 4) the Northwest Passage; and 5) the airspace.

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