Offshore oil and gas development in the Arctic under international law
Subtitle: risk and responsibility
By: by Rachael Lorna Johnstone
Series: Queen Mary studies in international law -- volume 14
Publisher: Brill; Brill - Nijhoff; Martinus Nijhoff
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 317
ISBN-13: 9789004269330; 9789004283398
Subjects: International Environmental law; Petroleum law and legislation; International status; Environmental law
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-308) and index.
Table of contents: title: Part 1. Arctic offshore hydrocarbons and international environmental law; title: Introduction; title: Drilling in the Arctic; title: Identifying international environmental law; title: Part 2. The obligations of states to protect the Arctic marine environment; title: The right to resources and the no harm principle; title: Human rights and the rights of indigenous peoples; title: Caution and precaution; title: The environmental impact assessment; title: Monitoring and follow-up; title: Part 3. Responsibility and liability; title: Legal consequences of failures to protect the environment; title: Liability for damage in the absence of a State's wrongful conduct; title: Part 4. Conclusions; title: The extent and limitations of international law in the marine Arctic.