A Legally Binding Regime for the Arctic

• Main Author: Stefán Þór Hauksson
• Other Authors: Háskólinn á Akureyri
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: Lögfræði; Hafréttarsáttmálar; Norður-heimskautið; Heimskautasvæði; Arctic; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Ilulissat; Antarc*; Arctic Council; Ilulissat Declaration; Law of the Sea
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/3090

Currently there is no single comprehensive legal regime governing the Arctic region that compares to the Antarctic Treaty System. The Ilulissat declaration in 2008 stated that the Law of the Sea Convention is providing solid foundation responsible management. The main focus of this paper will be to...