The organizational team of the Fifth Polar Law Symposium invites everybody to participate in the event. The Symposium will take place in Arctic Centre, Rovaniemi, Finland on 6-8 September 2012. Professors Gudmundur Alfredsson and Timo Koivurova lead the preparations to the event.

The accepted presentations cover a broad array of topics related to polar legal studies, with participants coming from across the circumpolar North and beyond, including our keynote speakers.

Should you have any questions or inquiries, please contact Dr. Kamrul Hossain (khossain@ulapland.fi)

Call for Papers in PDF (deadline 31 March)

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The idea and theme of the Polar Law Symposium

The Symposium – the home which is in Akureyri, Iceland - brings together internationally renowned scholars, partaking in both Antarctic and Arctic research, from different parts of the globe...
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Keynote speakers


The keynote speakers include Charles Emmerson from Chatham House (author of the best-seller "The Future History of the Arctic") and Donald Rothwell from Australian National University (author of books on polar regions and international law, Antarctic Treaty System, and Arctic governance)...
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Why Rovaniemi?

Rovaniemi has been chosen as a location for the Polar Law Symposium in 2012. The capital of the Province of Lapland and one of the truly Arctic cities was 21 years ago place where Arctic Environment Protection Strategy (and thus, Rovaniemi process) was launched.
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Registration

Participants’ registration is from June 15th – August 15th, 2012. Registrations are to be sent to Raija Kivilahti (raija.kivilahti@ulapland.fi).
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Fifth Polar Law Symposium

Rovaniemi, Finland
6-8 September 2012