Welcome to the FIFTH POLAR LAW SYMPOSIUM 2012

Arctic Centre, Rovaniemi, Finland
6-8 September 2012

NEWS:

THANK YOU! (And invitation to the Polar Law Symposium 2013 in Akureyri)

The Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law, the Arctic Centre, University of Lapland, University of Akureyri, City of Rovaniemi and Kemijoki OY would like to thank all the participants and guests to the Fifth Polar Law Symposium for insightful and interesting presentations and  exciting and fruitful discussions.

Please feel invited to the Sixth Polar Law Symposium at the University of Akureyri (Iceland) on 22-24 August 2013 (the dates are indicative).

Also, we invite all the participants to submit your papers to the Yearbook of Polar Law, Volume 5. Deadline for papers (15-20 printed pages) is 15 November 2012.

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Final Programme

Final version of the programme (although obviously subject to last minute changes) is available on our website.

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Twitter tag for the Polar Law Symposium: #PolarLaw12

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Visit our Facebook profile for photos and updates

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Next year, Sixth Polar Law Symposium in Akureyri Iceland 22. - 24.8.2012. Welcome! 

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APECS (Association of Polar Early Carrier Scientists) will hold a side-event
(Auditorium-Arktikum, Fri, 7.09 at 3:30)

Association of Polar Early Carrier Scientists (APECS) will hold a side-event during the Polar Law Symposium on Fri, 7.09 at 3:30 in Auditorium conference room. The informal meeting will be dedicated to communication of complex research findings to the public and policy-makers and will include presentations by Lassi Heininen (University of Lapland and Northern Research Forum, co-editor of the "Globalisation in the Circumpolar North") and Charles Emmerson (Chatham House, author of "The Future History of the Arctic"). See the programme for details and updates.

APECS is an international and interdisciplinary organization for undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, early faculty members, educators and others with interests in Polar Regions and the wider cryosphere. APECS’ aims are to stimulate interdisciplinary and international research collaborations, and develop effective future leaders in polar research, education and outreach. See http://apecs.is/


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Practical information and registration

Venue location, recommended accommodation, etc. Read more...

Registration by 15.08 to raija.kivilahti@ulapland.fi with your name, affiliation, email address, and dates of attendance.


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Arctic Policy & Law: References to Selected Documents

The International Council of Environmental Law (ICEL), on behalf of the IUCN Commission on Environmental Law (IUCN-CEL) Arctic Task Force has recently released Arctic Policy & Law: References to Selected Documents with more than 300 entries, accompanying summaries and references to their source. The publication compiles all available material concerning the governance policies in place, those policy options proposed, and gap analysis studies of governance along with a host of other relevant documents related to key topics in the Arctic. Divided by year, material spans the period from 1920-2011 and use is eased by a thorough keyword index, a separate index according to the State of origin or relevance and a list of abbreviations.
You may access the PDF at http://cmsdata.iucn.org/downloads/arctic_law_policy.pdf and utilize the unique feature of direct hyperlinks to all documents available online.
Hardcopies can also be obtained by sending a request to: icel@intlawpol.org. Please understand the need for a small fee to cover shipping costs: €2,20 in Germany; €7,00 in Europe; €13,00 rest of the world.


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Feel Invited!