Drawing Lessons for Arctic Governance from the Antarctic Treaty System

Duyck, Sébastien

Drawing Lessons for Arctic Governance from the Antarctic Treaty System

Gudmundur Alfredsson, Timo Koivurova and Kamrul Hossain (eds.), The Yearbook of Polar Law, Vol. 3, Leiden: Brill Editions (2011), 683-713

25 Pages Posted: 27 Sep 2013

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Sébastien Duyck

University of Lapland - Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law (NIEM); Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)

Date Written: February 1, 2011

Abstract

Given the impact of climate change on the natural conditions prevailing in the Arctic, the region is likely to undergo some of the most extreme examples of the consequences of climate change for human activities.

This article aims to identify some of the lessons one can learn from the governance of another region facing similar challenges to the Arctic. The past experiences of different countries and governments with Antarctic governance are studied in order to serve as a reference for developing instruments and approaches to address some of the challenges currently facing the Arctic.

Keywords: Arctic governance, Antarctic Governance, Polar Region, Antarctic Treaty System, Arctic Council

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Duyck, Sébastien, Drawing Lessons for Arctic Governance from the Antarctic Treaty System (February 1, 2011). Gudmundur Alfredsson, Timo Koivurova and Kamrul Hossain (eds.), The Yearbook of Polar Law, Vol. 3, Leiden: Brill Editions (2011), 683-713, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2331146