Bulletin n. 1/2015
June 2015
CONTENTS
  • Section A) The theory and practise of the federal states and multi-level systems of government
  • Section B) Global governance and international organizations
  • Section C) Regional integration processes
  • Section D) Federalism as a political idea
    • Brianna Wodiske
    Preventing the Melting of the Arctic Council: China as a Permanent Observer and What It Means for the Council and the Environment
    in International and Comparative Law Review Loyola of Los Angeles , vol. 36, issue 2 ,  2014 ,  305-330
    On May 15, 2013, China sought and was granted permanent observer status to the Arctic Council, the "main intergovernmental forum for the five countries on the Arctic Ocean-America, Canada, Denkmark, Norway and Russia-and three others in the Arctic Circle (Finland, Iceland and Sweden)." This note will argue that China's acceptance to the Council will promote protection of the environment and provide a voice for other non-Arctic states. Section I will lay out the law governing the Arctic and China's interest in the region. Section II will analyze the ways the Arctic Council has looked at application in the past. Section III will look at China's legal right under the United Nations Convention of the Law of Seas (UNCLOS). Section IV will make the argument for the acceptance of China's application for permanent observer status and explain why it is important; and finally, section V will conclude by looking at the implications of China's acceptance and what role it will play in the Arctic Council's future decisions.
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