Description
Explores how the law of the sea can develop in support of the objectives of the United Nations climate regime.
About the Author
Elise Johansen is an Associate Professor at the Norwegian Centre for the Law of the Sea at UiT the Arctic University of Norway, Tromso. She has published extensively on international law of the sea, environmental- and climate law. She teaches courses in the law of the sea in Norway and the US. Johansen is currently leading one of NCLOS's five main research programmes. Signe Veierud Busch is an Associate Professor at the Norwegian Centre for the Law of the Sea at UiT the Arctic University of Norway, Tromso. Her primary research interests are dispute settlement, maritime limits and climate change. Drawing on her research experience and results, she is currently leading a research programme with the purpose of rethinking the spatial architecture of the law of the sea and ocean governance. Ingvild Ulrikke Jakobsen is Professor at the Norwegian Centre for the Law of the Sea at UiT the Arctic University of Norway. Jakobsen has published extensively within international and national environmental law, the law of the sea and ocean governance. She has broad experience in leading and collaborating in interdisiplinary research projects and has acted as Vice Dean of Research at the Faculty of Law, UiT for several years.
Reviews
'... the book does an admirable job of covering many of the key issues ... [It] offers fascinating insights into the many influences climate change is having and will have on ocean governance and on the law of the sea ... it is a must read for anyone concerned with the future of our ocean.' Meinhard Doelle, Ocean Yearbook 36
'... an excellent collection of essays on the challenges of climate change for the development of the law of the sea.' James Harrison, The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law
Book Information
ISBN 9781108842266
Author Elise Johansen
Format Hardback
Page Count 400
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 810g
Dimensions(mm) 150mm * 230mm * 30mm