Maritime Claims in the Arctic : : Canadian and Russian Perspectives.

• Author: Franckx, Erik.
• Place / Publishing House: Boston : : BRILL,, 1993.; ©1993.
• Year of Publication: 1993
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (358 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- LIST OF FIGURES -- LIST OF APPENDIXES -- TRANSCRIPTION METHOD -- LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION -- Topic Delimitation -- The Arctic -- Polar Contrasts -- Definition of the Arctic -- Physical Characteristics -- Dynamics -- Surface -- Fast ice -- Shear zone -- Pack ice -- Shelf ice -- The Existence of Leads and Polynyas -- Offshore Maritime Claims -- Canada and Russia -- Physical Description of the Canadian Part -- Topography -- Ice Characteristics -- Physical Description of the Russian Part -- Topography -- Ice Characteristics -- Definition of the Arctic for the Purpose of this Study -- Topic Justification -- Importance of the Arctic -- Defense -- Mineral Resources -- Canada -- Russia -- Pollution -- Canada -- Russia -- Timeliness -- Notes to chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 CANADA -- Introduction -- Land -- Water -- Manhattan Crisis (1969-70) -- Foreign Action -- Canadian Reaction -- Sovereignty-oriented Claims -- Sector theory -- "Ice-is-land" theory -- Archipelago argument and historic title -- Archipelago argument and straight baselines -- Government Reaction -- Act to amend the territorial sea and fishing zones act -- Arctic waters pollution prevention act -- Evaluation -- Polar Sea Incident (1985) -- Foreign Action -- Canadian Reaction -- Sovereignty-oriented Claims -- Sector theory -- "Ice-is-land" theory -- Archipelago argument and historic title -- Archipelago and straight baselines -- Government Reaction -- Position between the two crises -- Position after the Polar Sea incident -- Evaluation -- Notes to chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 RUSSIA -- Introduction -- Land -- Water -- The American Challenge (1960-67) -- Foreign Action -- U.S.S.R. Reaction -- Sovereignty-oriented Claims -- Sector theory -- "Ice-is-land" theory.

Historic title -- Straight baselines -- Government Reaction -- Short-term solution -- Long-term solution -- Evaluation -- Later Developments ( -1991) -- Innocent Passage of Warships in general and Changed Soviet Policy Options -- U.S.S.R. Arctic Action -- Sovereignty-oriented Claims -- Sector theory -- "Ice-is-land" theory -- Historic title -- Straight baselines -- Government Further Actions -- 1980 decree delimiting time zone jurisdiction -- 1982 law on the state boundary -- 1983 rules concerning foreign war vessels -- 1984 edict on the economic zone -- 1984 edict on the protection of nature in northern areas -- 1985 navigational rules for Arctic straits -- 1985 decree on Arctic straight baselines -- 1988 statute on the admission of foreign rescue units across the state boundary -- 1989 amendment of 1983 rules concerning foreign war vessels -- 1990 maritime boundary agreement -- 1990 decree on nature protection in the Arctic -- 1990 regulations for navigation on seaways of the Northern Sea Route -- Evaluation -- Russian Policy -- Notes to chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 UNILATERAL ACTION VERSUS COOPERATION IN THE ARCTIC -- Canadian-U.S.S.R. Maritime Claims: A Comparison -- General Law of the Sea Policy -- Arctic Law of the Sea Policy -- Comparison of Claims -- Interrelationship Between Claims -- Evaluation -- International Cooperation -- Regional Cooperation Mandatory for Arctic Rim Countries? -- Different Approaches -- Semi-enclosed Sea -- Canadian Writings -- Soviet Writings -- United States Writings -- Cooperation as Evidenced by General State Practice -- Security -- Jurisdiction -- Environment -- Bilateral Cooperation -- Multilateral Cooperation -- Evaluation -- Science -- National Policies -- Canada -- Russia -- United States -- Bilateral Cooperation -- Russia-United States -- Canada-Russia -- Multilateral Cooperation.

Cooperation in the Field of Surface Navigation -- Northwest Passage -- Northeast Passage -- Central Arctic Basin -- Notes to chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 CONCLUSIONS -- Summary -- Submissions -- Creeping Jurisdiction -- Recent Tendency Toward Closer Cooperation -- Cooperation in Arctic Maritime Jurisdictional Matters -- Arguments Sustaining a Synthesis -- Available Policy Options -- Notes to chapter 5 -- APPENDIXES -- INDEX.