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Arctic Science, International Law and Climate Change

Legal Aspects of Marine Science in the Arctic Ocean

  • 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
  2. The Arctic – a Sentinel for Environmental Processes and Effects

    • Lars-Otto Reiersen, Simon Wilson
    Pages 15-36
  3. Arctic Processes and the Global Climate

    • Peter Lemke
    Pages 45-53
  4. Arctic Research in Practice

    • Uwe Nixdorf
    Pages 67-81
  5. Climate Change and Traditional Knowledge

    • Klemetti Näkkäläjärvi
    Pages 105-109
  6. The International Seabed Authority and the Arctic

    • Michael W. Lodge
    Pages 175-188

About this book

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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Softcover Book USD 54.99
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