The “Arctic Exception” in the Law of the Sea Convention : a contribution to safer navigation in the Northwest Passage?

This article examines the so-called “Arctic exception,” Article 234 of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. Article 234 is intended to give the coastal state of ice-covered sea areas the necessary powers to prevent, reduce, and control vessel source pollution, which poses a particular risk...

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Published in:Ocean Development & International Law
Main Author: Bartenstein, Kristin
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2011
Subjects:
droit
geo
Arctic
Canada
Northwest Passage
Arctique*
Law of the Sea
Northwest passage
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11794/69621
https://doi.org/10.1080/00908320.2011.542104
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Summary:This article examines the so-called “Arctic exception,” Article 234 of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. Article 234 is intended to give the coastal state of ice-covered sea areas the necessary powers to prevent, reduce, and control vessel source pollution, which poses a particular risk to the highly sensitive Arctic marine environment. The aim of this article is to present a thorough interpretation of Article 234 in order to eventually evaluate the provision’s significance for Arctic navigation, specifically in the Canadian Arctic and the Northwest Passage.

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