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

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