Offshore oil and gas development in the Arctic under international law : : risk and responsibility / / by Rachael Lorna Johnstone.

• Superior document: Queen Mary Studies in International Law, Volume 14
• VerfasserIn: Johnstone, Rachael Lorna,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands : : BRILL,, 2015.; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Queen Mary studies in international law ; Volume 14.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (345 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Offshore Oil and Gas Development in the Arctic under International Law explores the international legal framework for hydrocarbon development in the marine Arctic. It presents an assessment of the careful balance between States’ sovereign rights to their resources, their obligations to uphold the rights of Arctic inhabitants and their duty to prevent injury to other States. It examines the rights of indigenous and other Arctic populations, the precautionary approach, the environmental impact assessment and the duty to monitor offshore hydrocarbon activities. It also analyses the application of the international law of responsibility in the event that the State fails to meet its primary obligations in the absence of a State’s wrongful conduct.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- Drilling in the Arctic -- Identifying International Environmental Law -- The Right to Resources and the No Harm Principle -- Human Rights and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples -- Caution and Precaution -- The Environmental Impact Assessment -- Monitoring and Follow-Up -- Legal Consequences of Failures to Protect the Environment -- State Responsibility for Wrongful Conduct -- Liability for Damage in the Absence of a State’s Wrongful Conduct -- The Extent and Limitations of International Law in the Marine Arctic -- Bibliography -- Index.