Arctic Science, International Law and Climate Change: Legal Aspects of Marine Science in the Arctic Ocean

Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Climate Change, International Law and Arctic Research – Legal Aspects of Marine Research in the Arctic Ocean....Pages 1-3
The Arctic: A Test Bench for International Dialogue....Pages 5-8
Arctic Science, International Law and Climate Change....Pages 9-13
The Arctic – a Sentinel for Environmental Processes and Effects....Pages 15-36
More Relevant Research for the EU Arctic Policy....Pages 37-43
Arctic Processes and the Global Climate....Pages 45-53
Developing and Sustaining an Arctic Ocean Observing System....Pages 55-58
Recent Russian Marine Research Activities in the Arctic Ocean....Pages 59-66
Arctic Research in Practice....Pages 67-81
Arctic Marine Research: The Perspective of a US Practitioner....Pages 83-95
Environmental Permitting Constraints on Arctic Marine Scientific Research....Pages 97-99
Marine Scientific Research in Waters under the Jurisdiction of the Russian Federation....Pages 101-104
Climate Change and Traditional Knowledge....Pages 105-109
Extended Continental Shelf Issues in the Arctic Ocean: A Modern ‘Land Grab’ Or an Example of Cooperation between the Arctic Coastal States?....Pages 111-118
Setting the Stage: The Continental Shelf and Marine Science in the Arctic Ocean....Pages 119-139
Legal Issues of MSR in the Arctic: A Chinese Perspective....Pages 141-154
‘Common Interests’ as an Evolving Body of International Law: Applications to Arctic Ocean Stewardship....Pages 155-173
The International Seabed Authority and the Arctic....Pages 175-188
The Regime for Marine Scientific Research in the Arctic: Implications of the Absence of Outer Limits of the Continental Shelf beyond 200 Nautical Miles....Pages 189-207
Common Precepts of Marine Scientific Research Access in the Arctic....Pages 209-243
Climate Change, Marine Science and Delineation of the Continental Shelf....Pages 245-260
From the DAMOCLES to ACCESS Projects (Sixth & Seventh EU Framework Programmes 2005-2015) IAOOS – An Advanced Arctic Ocean Observing System (2011-2019)....Pages 261-283
Internationally Coordinated, Cooperative Arctic Marine Science during the Fourth International Polar Year: Lessons for Future Arctic Ocean Science Agreements....Pages 285-298
Inuit, Circumpolar Law & Politics, Resource Development....Pages 299-305
Conclusions of the Chair....Pages 307-310
Back Matter....Pages 311-374