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This book is the first comprehensive and authoritative translation into English of national and international laws of Russia that relate to the Arctic from the early 19th century to the present, revealing the historical and current context of sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction across nearly half of the north polar region. The Russian original version was coordinated by Igor Sergeyevich Ivanov, former Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation and currently the President of the Russian International Affairs Council.This unique translation complements all legal, geopolitical and governance analyses of the Arctic as a primary source of information, without interpretation or bias. The Baseline of Russian Arctic Laws is a treasure trove for diplomats, scholars and students who are involved with the international environmental, economic and societal dynamics of the Arctic, balancing national interests and common interests to achieve sustainability of the high north for the benefit of all across generations in our globally-interconnected civilization.

1.12 Agreement BetweentheGovernment ofCanada andtheGovernment oftheRussian Federation onCooperation intheArctic andtheNorth (1992)

Intro; Preface; Legal Regime of the Arctic Region as Reflected in the Documents; Correlation BetweenRegional Legal Identity oftheArctic andUniversal Treaty Regulation; Arctic States andthePivotal Importance ofTheir Legal Practice; Sovereignty ofRussia andCanada overLands andIslands, IncludingThose Not Yet Discovered, WithinTheir Arctic Sectors; Legal Regime ofIce andWaters Within Defined Arctic Sectors

The 1982 Convention: New Basis forManagement oftheArctic Ocean (Position oftheEU andNATO) or aComponent of"Extensive International Legal Framework" (the Ilulissat Declaration of2008)?Regional Institutional Mechanisms oftheArctic States asanIntegral Part oftheLegal Regime oftheArctic; Legal Forecast; Contents; Chapter 1: Treaties (Selected Provisions); 1.1 Treaty of9 February 1920 Relating toSpitsbergen; 1.2 Kingdom ofNorway's Act of17 July 1925 Relating toSvalbard; 1.2.1 Chapter I. Relation ofSvalbard toNorway; 1.2.2 Chapter II. Government andAdministration ofJustice

1.2.3 Chapter III. Special Rules ConcerningPersonal Legal Relations1.2.4 Chapter IV. Special Rules Relating toProperty; 1.2.5 Chapter V. Miscellaneous Provisions; 1.3 The Mining Code (the Mining Regulations) forSpitsb…