Chapter 3: Legal Problems of the Northern Sea Route Exploitation: Brief Analysis of the Legislation of the Russian Federation

Tatiana Sorokina; William G. Phalen

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Chapter 3: Legal Problems of the Northern Sea Route Exploitation: Brief Analysis of the Legislation of the Russian Federation

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Pages:: 99–120

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004323445_004

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This work is devoted to analysis of the Russian legislation that regulates the use of the Northern Sea Route (nsr). The strategic documents of the Russian Federation reflect plans and priorities for the development of the nsr. The main innovations of the relevant Russian legislation in the considered sphere are to improve infrastructure in the northern territories to facilitate shipping and mineral extraction. While many of the policies are still being negotiated, there is urgency within the Russian government to get funding and legal frameworks in place before the nsr becomes heavily trafficked. This paper also briefly analyzes the Russian position on domestic control over foreign vessels’ navigation in the nsr waters. The underpinnings of that position are represented in Russia’s most recent submission to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (clcs). The relevant aspect of the submission to this paper is the assertion that the territorial claim over the nsr complies with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Additional commentary is provided on the potential division of oil and gas rights in the Arctic as well as on the potential role for the Arctic Council in managing development of the region. The unique vulnerability of the region combined with the Arctic States’ ambitious development goals prompted largely by accelerated melting of sea ice poses an unprecedented environmental threat that must be considered during the formation of domestic and international regulations.

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International Marine Economy

Law and Policy

Series: Center for Oceans Law and Policy, Volume: 20

E-Book ISBN:: 9789004323445

Publisher:: Brill | Nijhoff

Print Publication Date:: 01 Jan 2017

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- International Law
  - International Law: General Interest
  - Law of the Sea

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