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

• Published in: The Polar Journal
• Main Author: Hodgson-Johnston, I
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Routledge 2014
• Subjects: Law and Legal Studies; Law; Environmental and Natural Resources Law; Antarctic; Antarc*; The Polar Journal
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1080/2154896X.2014.960677; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/96963

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.