Abstract
As an introduction to the Handbook of Polar Law, first, this chapter discusses the emergence of polar law and reviews the development of polar law as a burgeoning discipline. This chapter then highlights four principal features of the Handbook: the Arctic-Antarctic interface; the interaction of global, regional, domestic and Indigenous legal regimes; the rights of Indigenous Peoples; and private law as part of polar law. Furthermore, this chapter considers polar law in a global perspective, focusing particularly on the importance of a legal order in the polar regions, the implications of climate change for the polar regions, the diversity of actors and global tensions – in particular, the Russian aggression on Ukraine. Finally, this chapter outlines the structure of the Handbook.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Titel | The Routledge Handbook of Polar Law |
Redaktører | Yoshifumi Tanaka, Rachael Johnstone, Vibe Ulfbeck |
Antal sider | 11 |
Udgivelsessted | London |
Forlag | Routledge |
Publikationsdato | 2023 |
Udgave | 1st |
Sider | 1-11 |
Kapitel | 1 |
ISBN (Trykt) | 9780367711702 |
ISBN (Elektronisk) | 9781003404828 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - 2023 |