Naujos Arkties tarptautinio teisinio reguliavimo tendencijos

The article presents a geographic position of the Arctic. Legal regimes of the Arctic and the Antarctic are compared. In a geographical terms, the Arctic is part of the ocean that is covered by ice, and Antarctic is a continent covered by ice which is surrounded by an ocean. It follows that Arctic s...

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Main Author: Katuoka, Saulius
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Lithuanian
English
Published: 2009
Subjects:
Online Access:http://mru.lvb.lt/MRU:ELABAPDB2865114&prefLang=en_US
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spelling ftlithuaniansrc:oai:elaba:2865114 2023-05-15T14:03:40+02:00 Naujos Arkties tarptautinio teisinio reguliavimo tendencijos New tendencies of international legal regulation of the arctic Katuoka, Saulius 2009 http://mru.lvb.lt/MRU:ELABAPDB2865114&prefLang=en_US lit eng lit eng http://mru.lvb.lt/MRU:ELABAPDB2865114&prefLang=en_US Jurisprudencija: mokslo darbai = Jurisprudence : Research Papers / Mykolo Romerio universitetas, Vilnius : Mykolo Romerio universiteto Leidybos centras, 2009, Nr. 3(117), p. 239-249 ISSN 1392-6195 Arctic Common heritage of mankind Continental shelf info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2009 ftlithuaniansrc 2021-12-02T00:30:37Z The article presents a geographic position of the Arctic. Legal regimes of the Arctic and the Antarctic are compared. In a geographical terms, the Arctic is part of the ocean that is covered by ice, and Antarctic is a continent covered by ice which is surrounded by an ocean. It follows that Arctic should be considered a part of the world's ocean, which is governed by 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. Currently, a sectoral regime is established in the Arctic. The article analyzes the views of international law scholars on the issue and shares an opinion of those who criticize sectoral regime of the Arctic as incompatible with international law. Yet, what principles should underpin legal regime of the Arctic? Recent scholarly writings have considered a concept of common heritage of mankind. The article discusses the concept of common heritage of mankind. In the view of the author, this concept can be applied only to specific maritime areas but not to Arctic in its entirety. The article further thoroughly discusses Russia's practice as regards its claims regarding the continental shelf of the Arctic. Furthermore, it evaluates the grounds of Russia's policy in the Arctic until 2020 and also examines Russia's application for extension of continental shelf in the Arctic and the Pacific Oceans. The article ends with conclusions. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Arctic Law of the Sea LSRC VL (Lithuanian Social Research Centre Virtual Library) Antarctic Arctic Pacific The Antarctic
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Common heritage of mankind
Continental shelf
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Common heritage of mankind
Continental shelf
Katuoka, Saulius
Naujos Arkties tarptautinio teisinio reguliavimo tendencijos
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Common heritage of mankind
Continental shelf
description The article presents a geographic position of the Arctic. Legal regimes of the Arctic and the Antarctic are compared. In a geographical terms, the Arctic is part of the ocean that is covered by ice, and Antarctic is a continent covered by ice which is surrounded by an ocean. It follows that Arctic should be considered a part of the world's ocean, which is governed by 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. Currently, a sectoral regime is established in the Arctic. The article analyzes the views of international law scholars on the issue and shares an opinion of those who criticize sectoral regime of the Arctic as incompatible with international law. Yet, what principles should underpin legal regime of the Arctic? Recent scholarly writings have considered a concept of common heritage of mankind. The article discusses the concept of common heritage of mankind. In the view of the author, this concept can be applied only to specific maritime areas but not to Arctic in its entirety. The article further thoroughly discusses Russia's practice as regards its claims regarding the continental shelf of the Arctic. Furthermore, it evaluates the grounds of Russia's policy in the Arctic until 2020 and also examines Russia's application for extension of continental shelf in the Arctic and the Pacific Oceans. The article ends with conclusions.
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title Naujos Arkties tarptautinio teisinio reguliavimo tendencijos
title_short Naujos Arkties tarptautinio teisinio reguliavimo tendencijos
title_full Naujos Arkties tarptautinio teisinio reguliavimo tendencijos
title_fullStr Naujos Arkties tarptautinio teisinio reguliavimo tendencijos
title_full_unstemmed Naujos Arkties tarptautinio teisinio reguliavimo tendencijos
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op_source Jurisprudencija: mokslo darbai = Jurisprudence : Research Papers / Mykolo Romerio universitetas, Vilnius : Mykolo Romerio universiteto Leidybos centras, 2009, Nr. 3(117), p. 239-249
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