Legal Regulation of Arctic Marine Bioresources Development: International Law and State Cooperation Mechanisms

International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability: Disability Inclusive Development and International Development Cooperation

The adoption of the International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is a historical momentum for disabled persons and their associates, as well as ODA workers in the development cooperation field all over the world. For the last two decades, persons with disabilities, their associates and professionals working in this field have promoted their human rights, equality, nondisc...

International governance of the arctic marine environment

The Arctic is a region in the northernmost hemisphere of the Earth. It is known for its extreme environmental conditions, in particular its cold temperatures, high winds, snow, and ice. Yet, life in this polar region is plentiful and includes both terrestrial and marine organisms. The Arctic Ocean provides for a unique, cold-temperatureadapted ecosystem containing plankton, marine mammals, and ...

peremptory norms in international law; development or revolution of sources of international law (a comparative analysis of national legal systems)

contemporary international law introduces a notion of peremptory norms comparable to hierarchy of norms in national legal system. a jus cogens is a norm of international law considered so fundamental that it overrides all other sources of international law. a rule of jus cogens has a specific process of emergence that will be essentially different from other sources of international law which r...

International Legal Instruments and Mechanisms in Japan

Legal Instruments for Marine Sanctuary in the High Arctic

In response to heightened threat to Arctic marine biodiversity due to polar ice melt, the following paper seeks to use qualitative secondary research to analyze existing anthropogenic threat to Arctic marine life and to evaluate current efforts on the part of the Arctic Council to protect biodiversity through a network of state-created marine protected areas (MPAs). We conclude that the current...