The Svalbard Treaty and Norwegian Sovereignty
A hundred years ago on 9 February 2020, the Svalbard Treaty was adopted in Paris, granting Norway her long-standing ambition: full and absolute sovereignty over the Svalbard archipelago. After a brief review of the negotiations that preceded the Paris decision, this article examines the main element...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:01bd138db62842b18728fbd059aa6b43 2023-05-15T14:21:32+02:00 The Svalbard Treaty and Norwegian Sovereignty Øystein Jensen 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.23865/arctic.v11.2348 https://doaj.org/article/01bd138db62842b18728fbd059aa6b43 EN NO eng nor Cappelen Damm Akademisk NOASP https://arcticreview.no/index.php/arctic/article/view/2348/4673 https://doaj.org/toc/2387-4562 2387-4562 doi:10.23865/arctic.v11.2348 https://doaj.org/article/01bd138db62842b18728fbd059aa6b43 Arctic Review on Law and Politics, Vol 11, Iss 0, Pp 82-107 (2020) svalbard treaty sovereignty non-discrimination law of the sea Law K article 2020 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.23865/arctic.v11.2348 2022-12-30T22:04:46Z A hundred years ago on 9 February 2020, the Svalbard Treaty was adopted in Paris, granting Norway her long-standing ambition: full and absolute sovereignty over the Svalbard archipelago. After a brief review of the negotiations that preceded the Paris decision, this article examines the main elements of the Treaty: Norwegian sovereignty, the principle of non-discrimination and the terra nullius rights of other states, peaceful utilization, scientific research and environmental protection. Focus then shifts to Norway’s policy towards Svalbard and the implementation of the Treaty’s provisions: what have been the main lines of Norwegian Svalbard politics; what administrative structures have evolved; to what extent has Norwegian legislation been made applicable to Svalbard? Importantly, the article also addresses how widespread changes in international law that have taken place since 1920, particularly developments concerning the law of the sea, have brought to the forefront controversial issues concerning the geographic scope of the Treaty’s application. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic review on law and politics Svalbard Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Norway Svalbard Svalbard Archipelago Arctic Review on Law and Politics 11 0 82 |
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A hundred years ago on 9 February 2020, the Svalbard Treaty was adopted in Paris, granting Norway her long-standing ambition: full and absolute sovereignty over the Svalbard archipelago. After a brief review of the negotiations that preceded the Paris decision, this article examines the main elements of the Treaty: Norwegian sovereignty, the principle of non-discrimination and the terra nullius rights of other states, peaceful utilization, scientific research and environmental protection. Focus then shifts to Norway’s policy towards Svalbard and the implementation of the Treaty’s provisions: what have been the main lines of Norwegian Svalbard politics; what administrative structures have evolved; to what extent has Norwegian legislation been made applicable to Svalbard? Importantly, the article also addresses how widespread changes in international law that have taken place since 1920, particularly developments concerning the law of the sea, have brought to the forefront controversial issues concerning the geographic scope of the Treaty’s application. |
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