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Across the Top of the World? Emerging Arctic Navigational Opportunities and Arctic Governance journal article

Clive Schofield, Tavis Potts

Carbon & Climate Law Review, Volume 3 (2009), Issue 4, Page 11

the Northern Sea Route (formerly known as the Northeast Passage), during which only small ice bergs, ice fields and ice blocks were encountered,1 highlights that the dramatic thinning and melting of Arctic Ocean sea ice witnessed in recent years has the potential to open up long sought but similarly long blocked inter-oceanic sea lanes through the Arctic. The inherent attraction of Arctic navigational options lies in the substantial distance savings that they offer over routes presently used to handle the flow of maritime commerce. There

Sea Level Rise and Options to Secure Maritime Jurisdictional Claims journal article

Clive Schofield

Carbon & Climate Law Review, Volume 3 (2009), Issue 4, Page 12

there is widespread recognition that sea-level rise is a reality, it remains uncertain by how much and how swiftly the seas will rise. There are, however, growing concerns that sea-level rise is likely to outstrip past predictions and has the potential to accelerate. Among the many disastrous implications of sea-level rise for coastal and island States are the likely impacts of sea-level rise on national claims to maritime jurisdiction. This paper identifies and explores a number of key threats to national maritime claims. First, the tradi

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