The Arctic Sunrise Incident: A Multi-faceted Law of the Sea Case with a Human Rights Dimension
On 18 September 2013, the crew of the Greenpeace vessel Arctic Sunrise tried to access the Prirazlomnaya oil rig, which was operating within the Russian Federation’s exclusive economic zone in the Arctic. The following day the Russian authorities boarded and arrested the Arctic Sunrise and detained...
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ftunivutrecht:oai:dspace.library.uu.nl:1874/386182 2023-07-23T04:16:54+02:00 The Arctic Sunrise Incident: A Multi-faceted Law of the Sea Case with a Human Rights Dimension Oude Elferink, Alex Sub Internationaal Publiek Recht Parel Water en duurzaamheid / UCWOSL 2014 image/pdf https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/386182 en eng 0927-3522 https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/386182 info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess Russian Federation installations safety zones freedom of expression arbitration provisional measures Arctic Greenpeace Taverne Article 2014 ftunivutrecht 2023-07-02T02:53:13Z On 18 September 2013, the crew of the Greenpeace vessel Arctic Sunrise tried to access the Prirazlomnaya oil rig, which was operating within the Russian Federation’s exclusive economic zone in the Arctic. The following day the Russian authorities boarded and arrested the Arctic Sunrise and detained its crew and charged them with various offenses. The flag state of the vessel, the Netherlands, started an arbitral procedure against the Russian Federation. The present article looks at the issues of international law raised by the arrest of the Arctic Sunrise—which both concern the law of the sea and human rights law—and the arbitration initiated by the Netherlands. Human rights law is essential for assessing the kind of measures a coastal state may take in enforcing its legislation based on the law of the sea in its exclusive economic zone. Providing sufficient room for the freedom of expression may limit the scope of action that might otherwise exist. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Law of the Sea Utrecht University Repository Arctic |
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On 18 September 2013, the crew of the Greenpeace vessel Arctic Sunrise tried to access the Prirazlomnaya oil rig, which was operating within the Russian Federation’s exclusive economic zone in the Arctic. The following day the Russian authorities boarded and arrested the Arctic Sunrise and detained its crew and charged them with various offenses. The flag state of the vessel, the Netherlands, started an arbitral procedure against the Russian Federation. The present article looks at the issues of international law raised by the arrest of the Arctic Sunrise—which both concern the law of the sea and human rights law—and the arbitration initiated by the Netherlands. Human rights law is essential for assessing the kind of measures a coastal state may take in enforcing its legislation based on the law of the sea in its exclusive economic zone. Providing sufficient room for the freedom of expression may limit the scope of action that might otherwise exist. |
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The Arctic Sunrise Incident: A Multi-faceted Law of the Sea Case with a Human Rights Dimension |
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