In the 2008 Ilulissat Declaration, the five central Arctic states committed themselves to an orderly settlement of any overlapping claims in the Arctic. Nevertheless, the situation in the high north remains a crucial test for the functionality of the law of the sea.
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Proelss, A. Governing the Arctic Ocean. Nature Geosci 2, 310–313 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo510
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