The Genesis of Article 234 of the UNCLOS
Article 234 is exceptional regarding its wording and placement in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), as well as in its historical background. The Arctic provision has given rise to divergent interpretations regarding the conditions for invoking it, the limitations on the a...
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ftunivtroemsoe:oai:munin.uit.no:10037/21803 2023-05-15T14:26:42+02:00 The Genesis of Article 234 of the UNCLOS Solski, Jan Jakub 2021-02-24 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/21803 https://doi.org/10.1080/00908320.2020.1835026 eng eng Taylor & Francis Ocean Development and International Law info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/RCN/UTENRIKS/287576/Norway/Regulating shipping in Russian Arctic Waters: Between international law, national interests and geopolitics// https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00908320.2020.1835026?needAccess=true Solski JJ. The Genesis of Article 234 of the UNCLOS. Ocean Development and International Law. 2021 FRIDAID 1893467 doi:10.1080/00908320.2020.1835026 0090-8320 1521-0642 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/21803 openAccess Copyright 2021 The Author(s) VDP::Social science: 200::Law: 340 VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Rettsvitenskap: 340 Journal article Tidsskriftartikkel Peer reviewed publishedVersion 2021 ftunivtroemsoe https://doi.org/10.1080/00908320.2020.1835026 2021-07-07T22:52:36Z Article 234 is exceptional regarding its wording and placement in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), as well as in its historical background. The Arctic provision has given rise to divergent interpretations regarding the conditions for invoking it, the limitations on the authority under Article 234, and its spatial scope of application. It has served as a justification for specific legislation adopted by Canada and Russia that has been opposed by the United States. The article, describes as a “textbook example of finding a compromise in international treaty negotiations,” was negotiated directly and privately, among these three states during the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS III). This article describes the historical background to Article 234 and sheds new light on the negotiating process that led to the adoption of the provision. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Law of the Sea University of Tromsø: Munin Open Research Archive Arctic Canada Ocean Development & International Law 52 1 1 19 |
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Article 234 is exceptional regarding its wording and placement in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), as well as in its historical background. The Arctic provision has given rise to divergent interpretations regarding the conditions for invoking it, the limitations on the authority under Article 234, and its spatial scope of application. It has served as a justification for specific legislation adopted by Canada and Russia that has been opposed by the United States. The article, describes as a “textbook example of finding a compromise in international treaty negotiations,” was negotiated directly and privately, among these three states during the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS III). This article describes the historical background to Article 234 and sheds new light on the negotiating process that led to the adoption of the provision. |
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