Professor Andrew Serdy Though legally no more significant than any other point in the Arctic Ocean, into which State’s continental shelf the North Pole will ultimately fall is politically charged for the three States involved – Canada, Demark (Greenland) and...

Mr Andrew Simon-Butler1 1Melbourne Social Equity Institute, The University Of Melbourne, Australia Alongside the 60th anniversary of the Antarctic Treaty, we sit on the eve of another polar law milestone with almost 100 years since the signing of the Svalbard...

Dr AJ (Tony) Press1 1Antarctic Climate & Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre, Hobart, Australia, 2Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, Hobart, Australaia The Antarctic Treaty System consists of the Antarctic Treaty and the subsequent agreements made pursuant to the Treaty, and...

Dr Natalia Loukacheva1 1UNBC, Prince George, Canada The Arctic Council is a high-level international forum. By its legal structure, it does not have legal personality of an international organization under international law that would enable it to develop legislation or...