Canada's Arctic Waters in International Law

by Donat Pharand

The crossing of the Northwest Passage in August 1985 by a US icebreaker, without requesting authorisation, raised the whole question of Canada's sovereignty over the waters of its Arctic Archipelago. Given this controversy and the existence of similar situations in other parts of the world, this book presents an examination of the international legal validity of Canada's claim by an in-depth study of three possible bases in international law: the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521100062
• ISBN13: 9780521100069
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"