Arctic Governance: Volume 1 - Law and Politics

The Polar North is known to be home to large gas and oil reserves and its positionholds signifi cant trading and military advantages, yet the maritime boundaries of the region remain ill-defined. In the twenty-first century the Arctic is undergoing profound change. As the sea ice melts, a result of accelerating climate change, global governance has become vital. In this first of three volumes, the latest research and analysis from the Fridtjof Nansen Institute, the world's leading Arctic research body, is brought together. Arctic Governance: Law and Politics investigates the legal and political order of the Polar North, focusing on governance structures and the Law of the Sea. Are the current mechanisms at work effective? Are the Arctic states' interests really clashing, or is the atmosphere of a more cooperative nature? Skilfully delineating policy in the region and analysing the consequences of treaty agreements, Arctic Governance's uncovering of a rather orderly 'Arctic race' will become an indispensable contribution to contemporary International Relations concerning the Polar North.

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• Authors: Geir Honneland, Svein Vigeland Rottem, Ida Folkestad Soltvedt
• Assisted by: Geir Honneland (Editor), Geir Hønneland (Editor), Geir Vigeland Rottem (Editor), Svein Vigeland Rottem (Editor), Svein Vigeland (Fridtjof Nansen Institute) Rottem (Editor), Ida Folkestad Soltvedt (Editor), Ida Folkestad (Fridtjof Nansen Institute) Soltvedt (Editor)
• Publisher: Tauris, I.B.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2018
• EAN: 9781784539627
• ISBN: 978-1-78453-962-7
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 236 mm x 30 mm
• Series: Arctic Governance
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; Economics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, LAW / International, NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Polar Regions, International Relations, Political structure & processes, trade agreements, International Economics, Diplomacy, Arctic regions, Political structure and processes, Petroleum & oil industries, Petroleum, oil and gas industries, International economic & trade law, International trade and commerce, Fisheries & Related Industries, Public international law: economic and trade, Fisheries and related industries