Looking beyond the International Polar Year: What are the Emerging and Re-emerging Issues in International Law and Policy in the Polar Regions?

摘要: AbstractThe International Symposium, ‘Looking beyond the Polar Year: Emerging and Re-emerging issues in Law Policy Regions’ (the Symposium) was held on 7–10 September 2008 at University of Akureyri, Akureryi, Iceland. The Symposium timed to coincide with launch new postgraduate program offered by Akureyri. purpose examine, detail, implications challenges faced Regions for international law policy as part legacy current Year make recommendations appropriate actions States, makers other actors respond these emerging re-emerging challenges. This article summarises key findings Symposium. These address following issues: climate change; human rights challenges; commercial activities (such exploitation off shore oil, gas minerals, shipping fishing, bioprospecting tourism); posed newly opening sea lanes; threats specific species assemblages species; environmental governance Regions; inadequate implementation existing domestic laws. also contains a series further legal, scientific studies that should be undertaken immediate near term future better equip governments issues.