In recent years, two soft law instruments have emerged to promote sustainable development in the Arctic, namely the Arctic Investment Protocol by the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on the Arctic and the Arctic Economic Council's Code of Ethics. These instruments seek to foster...

The Northern Sea Route (NSR) passes through international waters and therefore is subjected to international regimes which encroach upon the regulatory sovereignty of states having stakes in the Arctic. These commitments cover freedom and safety of navigation, delimitation of exclusive economic...

The Arctic is defined by change. Many understand this through the region's biannual shift between frozen deserts of snow and ice and warmer and highly productive ecosystems. Others know this through the great effect that climate change is having on the circumpolar north. But beyond physical...

The Arctic is defined by change. Many understand this through the region's biannual shift between a frozen desert of snow and ice, and a warmer and highly productive environment. Others know this through the great effect that climate change is having on the circumpolar north. Nonetheless, beyond...

Presently, the Arctic Ocean stands at the threshold of significant changes due to impact of climate change in the Arctic region. Scientific studies have pointed out a discernable impact of human-induced climate change in the Arctic. The recent developments in the Arctic, observed in terms of...

Long neglected in terms of international governance and management, the Arctic is slowly attracting greater attention as a region in need of an effective regime. Whilst the Arctic is not plagued by unresolved territorial disputes, there is the spectre of rising tension over yet to be asserted...

In the Arctic, climate change is a reality already today (Fountain, 2021). Anthropogenic climate change leads to warmer temperatures in the Arctic three times as fast as the global average (Deshayes, 2021). Climate change has multiple impacts on the daily lives of those who call the Arctic their...