Book review: The law of the sea and the polar regions: interactions between global and regional regimes

The Law of the Sea and the Polar Regions is an impressive collection of analysesfrom various disciplines, which assists in explaining the complexities of global,regional and sectoral regimes. The contributing authors supply an abundance ofexpert in-depth case studies into the interplay between the L...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Polar Journal
Main Author: Hodgson-Johnston, I
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Routledge 2014
Subjects:
Law
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1080/2154896X.2014.960677
http://ecite.utas.edu.au/96963
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Summary:The Law of the Sea and the Polar Regions is an impressive collection of analysesfrom various disciplines, which assists in explaining the complexities of global,regional and sectoral regimes. The contributing authors supply an abundance ofexpert in-depth case studies into the interplay between the Law of the Sea Convention(LOSC) and the multitude of other instruments in place that can be applied to theArctic and Antarctic. The 17 chapters cover all polar ocean-related issues, includingthe outer limits of the continental shelf, marine protected areas, environmental assessments,migratory species and climate change, polar shipping, marine mammals,scientific research, regime interaction and maritime security.