International legal implications of climate change for the polar regions: "too much, too little, too late"?

• Main Authors: French, Duncan, Scott, Karen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: University of Melbourne 2009
• Subjects: M130 Public International Law; Arctic; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Endeavour; Antarc*; Arctic Council; Climate change
• Online Access: https://eprints.lincoln.ac.uk/id/eprint/5175/; https://eprints.lincoln.ac.uk/id/eprint/5175/1/French.pdf; http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/MelbJIL/2009/33.html

Climate change is by definition both a global and a regional issue. Perhaps this paradox is most evident in the polar regions where regional change and global impact coexist. This paper does not deny the importance of the global climate change regime, but opts instead to consider the role of those i...