Publication Type

Journal Article

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

1-2013

Abstract

This article focuses on the European Union (EU)’s potential contribution to an enhanced legal regime of the Arctic offshore oil and gas operations. It first briefly describes existing international law for the regulation of offshore oil and gas operations in the Arctic. The article then discusses the development of EU’s Arctic policy and the EU’s competence to regulate Arctic offshore oil and gas activities. Subsequently, it analyzes potential actions and initiatives that could be taken by the EU to promote high safety standards for offshore oil and gas operations in the Arctic.

Discipline

Biodiversity | Environmental Law

Publication

Zeitschrift für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht / Heidelberg Journal of International Law

Volume

73

Issue

4

First Page

705

Last Page

733

Identifier

10.1111/reel.12111

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1111/reel.12111

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