Who owns the arctic byers

Having lived in the Arctic for thousands of years, on the islands and also on the ice that links those islands for most of each year, the Inuit constitute our last best argument. Byers has found that, when he articulates Canada's stance abroad, "the thousands of years of Inuit use and occupancy of the sea ice is the only dimension of our legal position that resonates with non-Canadians. Despite this, when the Harper government decided, rightly, to build a deep-water port in the Arctic, Byers writes, "it ignored Inuit views on the appropriate site.

As one Inuit leader later observed, that kind of decision-making "is not going to work. In this comprehensive book, Byers addresses ownership of the oil and gas reserves in the Beaufort Sea, the Arctic activities of the Russians we shouldn't feel threatened , and the not-so-burning question of who owns tiny Hans Island.

As an Arctic-issues primer, this timely, cogent, focused work cannot be beat. Ken McGoogan, who sails as a resource historian with Adventure Canada, is the award-winning author of four books about the search for the Northwest Passage, among them Fatal Passage and Race to the Polar Sea. Follow us on Twitter: globebooks Opens in a new window.

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Add to Cart. Description Details A topical and informed primer for the most urgent yet least understood geopolitical issue of our time; Arctic sovereignty. Description A topical and informed primer for the most urgent yet least understood geopolitical issue of our time; Arctic sovereignty. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Preview — Who Owns the Arctic? Who Owns the Arctic? A topical and informed primer for the most urgent yet least understood geopolitical issue of our time; Arctic sovereignty.

Who actually controls the Northwest Passage? Who owns the trillions of dollars of oil and gas beneath the Arctic Ocean?

Which territorial claims will prevail those of the U. And, in an age of rapid climat A topical and informed primer for the most urgent yet least understood geopolitical issue of our time; Arctic sovereignty. And, in an age of rapid climate change, how do we protect the fragile Arctic environment while seizing the economic opportunities presented by the rapidly melting sea ice?

In the highly readable book Who Owns the Arctic , Michael Byers , a leading Arctic expert and international lawyer explains the sometimes contradictory rules governing the division and protection of the Arctic and the disputes that remain unresolved. What emerges is a vision for the Arctic in which co-operation, not conflict, prevails, and where the sovereignty of individual nations is exercised for the benefit of all. Get A Copy. Paperback , pages.

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Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Start your review of Who Owns the Arctic? May 22, Leif rated it liked it. A good primer in the international public law perspective on the Canadian claims in the Arctic. Byers is not particularly radical and here is more concerned with articulating a clear snapshot of Canadian interests and their relationships with foreign neighbours——Russia, Denmark, Norway, and America——but also with the Inuit whose land Canada has laid claim to and who the government continually lets down in policymaking and financial redistributions.

Most interesting is a brief mention of the devo A good primer in the international public law perspective on the Canadian claims in the Arctic. Most interesting is a brief mention of the devolution of federal power to Nunavut as a province and not a territory. All in all, Byers isn't going to light the world on fire, but his perspective is very liberal, very human, and very readable from a colonial point of view. Sep 13, Chris rated it it was ok Recommends it for: Canadians.

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