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

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 ri...

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Superior document:Queen Mary Studies in International Law, Volume 14
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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.
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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.