"The Arctic - Legal Considerations"

The Center for International Law at the University of Singapore recently ran a seminar on the Arctic with a presentation given by Captain J. Ashley Roach, JAGC, U.S. Navy. Captain Roach, now retired, was attorney adviser in the Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State, from 1988 until his retirement at the end of January 2009. He was responsible for law of the sea matters.

This seminar introduced the law of the sea situation in the Arctic, and examined legal considerations. Matters covered included terminology, geography, maritime zones, maritime boundaries, extended continental shelves, routes used for international navigation, the IMO's Arctic work program, the Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment, negotiations for an Arctic search and rescue agreement and unilateral regulation in the Arctic. For Captain Roach's presentation entitled 'The Arctic - Legal Considerations', please click here.

For further details on the seminar, please click here.