Arctic shipping guidelines: Towards a legal regime for navigation safety and environmental protection?

Polar Record

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 107-114

  Jensen, Øystein ^a  

^a FRIDTJOF NANSEN INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ICE COVER; NAVIGATION; POLAR REGION; SAFETY; SHIPPING;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC;

EID: 38649083401     PISSN: 00322474     EISSN: 14753057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0032247407007127     Document Type: Review

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