| Summary: | Joshua Owens,Indiana University.E-mail:jokowens@indiana.edu. ［Abstract］The Arctic Ocean is a unique and delicate environment. The present contribution explores the question of whether this body of water may be considered a semi-enclosed sea for the purpose of implementing special governance techniques to enhance environmental protection in the area, as provided for in the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The history behind the articles addressing this regime is assayed and the cooperative systems found in several notable enclosed and semi-enclosed seas are discussed in detail. The research concludes that while the Arctic Ocean may not fit the definition of a semi-enclosed sea, it nevertheless shares similar properties. Regardless, the special needs of the Arctic Ocean remain, and therefore it is submitted that an analogous system could legitimately be applied mutatis mutandis in the Arctic Ocean. Such a regime would serve as a platform for enhancing environmental protection in the vulnerable and rapidly changing maritime area. For ease of transition, it is recommended that such work be accomplished through or in cooperation with the Arctic Council.［文摘］北冰洋环境独特且脆弱，本文主要研究是否可将该水域视为半闭海，以便按照1982年《联合国海洋法公约》执行用以加强该区域环境保护的特殊治理方法。在分析闭海和半闭海制度有关条款的历史背景，并详细讨论在几个著名闭海和半闭海达成的合作体系后，本研究得出以下结论：虽然北冰洋并不符合半闭海的定义，但却与半闭海有类似的性质。无论如何，北冰洋存在特殊需求，因此本文主张(对闭海和半闭海制度)进行必要变更，并将变更之后的类似制度合理地适用于北冰洋。此种制度可以作为一个平台，以加强这片脆弱且快速变化海域的环境保护。为了便于过渡，建议此项工作通过北极理事会或与其合作完成。
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