Lecture

Global Arctic: Legal Regimes and Governance

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This lecture explores the legal frameworks and governance structures in the Arctic region, emphasizing the impacts of regionalization. It covers the UNCLOS (1982) and various regimes applicable in the Arctic, addressing state laws, self-governments, and recent developments. The lecture delves into the rights and duties of Arctic and non-Arctic states, highlighting the orderly settlement of issues within and beyond 200 nautical miles. It also discusses global/regional governance in shipping, focusing on the IMO's initiatives and the Polar Code. Furthermore, the lecture examines international maritime boundaries in the Arctic, offshore oil and gas regulations, and the implications of regionalization on state control and governance dynamics in the Arctic ocean.

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Global governance refers to institutions that coordinate the behavior of transnational actors, facilitate cooperation, resolve disputes, and alleviate collective action problems. Global governance broadly entails making, monitoring, and enforcing rules. Within global governance, a variety of types of actors – not just states – exercise power. Governance is thus broader than government. Global governance began in the mid-19th century. It became particularly prominent in the aftermath of World War I, and more so after the end of World War II.

Marine pollution

Marine pollution occurs when substances used or spread by humans, such as industrial, agricultural and residential waste, particles, noise, excess carbon dioxide or invasive organisms enter the ocean and cause harmful effects there. The majority of this waste (80%) comes from land-based activity, although marine transportation significantly contributes as well. It is a combination of chemicals and trash, most of which comes from land sources and is washed or blown into the ocean.

Governance

Governance is the process of making and enforcing decisions within an organization or society. It is the process of interactions through the laws, social norms, power (social and political) or language as structured in communication of an organized society over a social system (family, social group, formal or informal organization, a territory under a jurisdiction or across territories). It is done by the government of a state, by a market, or by a network.

Environmental governance

Environmental governance (EG) consist of a system of laws, norms, rules, policies and practices that dictate how the board members of an environment related regulatory body should manage and oversee the affairs of any environment related regulatory body which is responsible for ensuring sustainability (sustainable development) and manage all human activities—political, social and economic. Environmental governance includes government, business and civil society, and emphasizes whole system management.

Marine debris

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