Treatment of Ridges and Borderlands Under Article 76 of the United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea: the Example of the Arctic Ocean

2004 ◽  
pp. 201-212
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Arctic Ocean ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Law Of The Sea ◽  
The Arctic Ocean ◽  
United Nations Convention ◽  
The United Nations

ASSERTIONS OF ENTITLEMENT TO THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF IN THE CENTRAL ARCTIC OCEAN

2017 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 367-409
Author(s):  
Bjørn Kunoy
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Continental Shelf ◽  
Arctic Ocean ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Law Of The Sea ◽  
Outer Continental Shelf ◽  
Central Arctic Ocean ◽  
Technical Issues ◽  
United Nations Convention ◽  
The United Nations

AbstractThe legal and technical issues relating to the outer continental shelf entitlements in the Central Arctic Ocean present several challenges, most of which are to be resolved in accordance with Article 76 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Recently, two coastal States in the Central Arctic Ocean have made fully fledged submissions relating to the Arctic to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf. Russia has made a revised submission that is currently being considered by the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf. The submission of Denmark/Greenland will most likely only be considered in 10 or 15 years time.

Arctic Networks and Legal Interpretations of the UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf

2015 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 771-797
Author(s):  
SARI GRABEN ◽  
PETER HARRISON
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Continental Shelf ◽  
Essential Role ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Law Of The Sea ◽  
Discursive Practices ◽  
Regulatory Frameworks ◽  
The Arctic Ocean ◽  
United Nations Convention ◽  
The United Nations

AbstractThe United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf is expected to play an essential role in delineating the rights of the Arctic states to seabed resources in the Arctic Ocean. In this article, the authors look to the effect of scientific discourse on Commission authority. The authors argue that in addition to the conferral of its authority by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, the Commission draws its authority in the Arctic from the way its regulatory frameworks, aimed at containing or closing off disputes about jurisdiction and sovereign rights, correlate with discursive practices used by transnational networks to reach scientific agreement.

scholarly journals Mapping of the maritime jurisdiction for Arctic Navigation

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
Haiyan Liu ◽  
Xiaoping Pang
Keyword(s):  
Arctic Ocean ◽  
Route Planning ◽  
Arctic Region ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Law Of The Sea ◽  
The Arctic Ocean ◽  
United Nations Convention ◽  
Arctic Navigation ◽  
Navigation Planning ◽  
International Conventions

<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> In recent years, Arctic glaciers have gradually melted due to the global warming, which makes the exploitation of Arctic and its seabed resources possible. Though numerous disagreements and potentials over Arctic maritime jurisdiction still exist, the surround-Arctic nations have agreed the United Nations' Convention on the Law of the Sea to divide the Arctic Ocean into zones that can be regulated and exploited. The IBRU of Durham University has mapped the known claims, agreed boundaries and potential claims of the surround-Arctic nations in the Arctic to clear the maritime jurisdiction in the region. However, different countries may have different requirements within their jurisdictional areas. Clarifying these requirements is essential for Arctic Navigation of investigation ships and merchant ships for their route planning.</p><p>In this paper, based on the map of maritime jurisdiction and boundaries in Arctic region (IBRU), we analysed the international conventions and relevant laws of the surround-Arctic nations to find out the rights and obligations of ships in different zones. The limitations on activities and recommendations on navigation planning are marked for different zones according to different purposes, i.e. science or commerce. The map could not only provide navigational guidance for the activities in the Arctic Ocean, but offer references for the countries not surrounding the Arctic in the formulation of the Arctic strategies.</p>

Determination of the Outer Continental Shelf Limits and the Role of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 387-399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Reichert
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Continental Shelf ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Law Of The Sea ◽  
Outer Continental Shelf ◽  
The Arctic Ocean ◽  
United Nations Convention ◽  
The Right

AbstractThe 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOSC) came into force in 1994. Under its provisions coastal states have the right to delineate the outer limits of the juridical continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles. This article outlines how to provide evidence and obtain the official recommendation by the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf. Examples of difficulties that may occur under particular circumstances due to complex terminology of the related LOSC provisions are described. Possible implications for the Arctic Ocean are presented.

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