Shipping in Canadian Arctic Waters and the Law of the Sea

The contribution focuses mainly on two legal issues. The first regards the consistency with international law of the internal waters status claimed by Canada within its Arctic Archipelago, with particular regard to the Northwest Passage. The second issue concerns the impact on shipping in the region...

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Main Author: ENRICO ZAMUNER
Other Authors: Alessandra Pietrobon, Zamuner, Enrico
Format: Book Part
Language:English
Published: Giappichelli 2022
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11577/3454201
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Summary:The contribution focuses mainly on two legal issues. The first regards the consistency with international law of the internal waters status claimed by Canada within its Arctic Archipelago, with particular regard to the Northwest Passage. The second issue concerns the impact on shipping in the region of Article 234 UNCLOS, a provision granting special prescriptive and enforcement jurisdiction to coastal States on ice-covered waters.