Der Hohe Norden im Seevölkerrecht. Völkerrechtliche Probleme der Festlandsockelabgrenzung in der Arktis
The Arctic Region in the international law of the sea. Issues connected with the Arctic continental shelf

Summary/Abstract: The Arctic Region, specifically the North Pole, contains rich oil and gas reserves. The High North is faced with many problems of various kinds: environmental, social and legal. The melting sea ice, due to global warming, has unleashed a debate over national sovereignty in the Arctic Ocean. The five Arctic States are striving to extend their continental shelves. The legal status of the Arctic Ocean was determined by the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. Therefore, jurisdictional extended continental shelf claims by Arctic rim States are to be governed by UNCLOS. All Arctic coastal States claiming an extended continental shelf must notify the outer limits to the Commission on Limits of the Continental Shelf within ten years of becoming a party to UNCLOS.

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