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Arctic Science, International Law and Climate Change

Legal Aspects of Marine Science in the Arctic Ocean

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Editors:
  1. Susanne Wasum-Rainer

    1. Auswärtiges Amt, Berlin, Germany

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  2. Ingo Winkelmann

    1. , Referat 504 (Antarktis und, Auswärtiges Amt, Berlin, Germany

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  3. Katrin Tiroch

    1. Public Law and International Law, Max Planck Institute for Comparative, Heidelberg, Germany

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  • Provides a comprehensive and interdisciplinary analysis of the topic (you find all information in one book) Combines academic analysis with practical and political problems.
  • Therefore, it represents a most valuable tool for all those in politics, academia, private sector and civil society
  • The contributors are all well-known experts in their fields

Part of the book series: Beiträge zum ausländischen öffentlichen Recht und Völkerrecht (BEITRÄGE, volume 235)

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Climate Change, International Law and Arctic Research – Legal Aspects of Marine Research in the Arctic Ocean

    • Guido Westerwelle
    Pages 1-3

  3. The Arctic: A Test Bench for International Dialogue

    • Maria Damanaki
    Pages 5-8

  4. Arctic Science, International Law and Climate Change

    • Jaakko Laajava
    Pages 9-13

  5. The Arctic – a Sentinel for Environmental Processes and Effects

    • Lars-Otto Reiersen, Simon Wilson
    Pages 15-36

  6. More Relevant Research for the EU Arctic Policy

    • Michael Gahler
    Pages 37-43

  7. Arctic Processes and the Global Climate

    • Peter Lemke
    Pages 45-53

  8. Developing and Sustaining an Arctic Ocean Observing System

    • Keith Alverson
    Pages 55-58

  9. Recent Russian Marine Research Activities in the Arctic Ocean

    • Igor Ashik
    Pages 59-66

  10. Arctic Research in Practice

    • Uwe Nixdorf
    Pages 67-81

  11. Arctic Marine Research: The Perspective of a US Practitioner

    • Larry Mayer
    Pages 83-95

  12. Environmental Permitting Constraints on Arctic Marine Scientific Research

    • Bernard Coakley
    Pages 97-99

  13. Marine Scientific Research in Waters under the Jurisdiction of the Russian Federation

    • Alexander S. Studenetsky
    Pages 101-104

  14. Climate Change and Traditional Knowledge

    • Klemetti Näkkäläjärvi
    Pages 105-109

  15. Extended Continental Shelf Issues in the Arctic Ocean: A Modern ‘Land Grab’ Or an Example of Cooperation between the Arctic Coastal States?

    • Christian Marcussen
    Pages 111-118

  16. Setting the Stage: The Continental Shelf and Marine Science in the Arctic Ocean

    • Ted L. McDorman
    Pages 119-139

  17. Legal Issues of MSR in the Arctic: A Chinese Perspective

    • Zhiguo Gao
    Pages 141-154

  18. ‘Common Interests’ as an Evolving Body of International Law: Applications to Arctic Ocean Stewardship

    • Paul Arthur Berkman
    Pages 155-173

  19. The International Seabed Authority and the Arctic

    • Michael W. Lodge
    Pages 175-188

  20. The Regime for Marine Scientific Research in the Arctic: Implications of the Absence of Outer Limits of the Continental Shelf beyond 200 Nautical Miles

    • Alex G. Oude Elferink
    Pages 189-207
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Developments in the Arctic region are increasingly part of international discussion. The book contains a comprehensive and interdisciplinary analysis of the current problems around marine scientific research in the Arctic region. It combines scientific, legal and policy aspects. The main questions addressed are: ongoing and future Arctic marine research, marine research in the Arctic Ocean in practice, the legal framework, enlarged continental shelves and the freedom of marine science and particularities and challenges of the Arctic region. The contributors are leading experts in the field of politics, law and science.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Auswärtiges Amt, Berlin, Germany

    Susanne Wasum-Rainer

  • , Referat 504 (Antarktis und, Auswärtiges Amt, Berlin, Germany

    Ingo Winkelmann

  • Public Law and International Law, Max Planck Institute for Comparative, Heidelberg, Germany

    Katrin Tiroch

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