Full Description
The objective of this book is to identify similarities and differences between the positions of Finland (as an EU Member State) and China, on Arctic law and governance. The book compares Finnish and Chinese legal and policy stances in specific policy areas of relevance for the Arctic, including maritime sovereignty, scientific research, marine protected areas, the Svalbard Treaty and Arctic Council co-operation. Building on these findings, the book offers general conclusions on Finnish and Chinese approaches to Arctic governance and international law, as well as new theoretical insights on Arctic governance.
The book is the result of a collaboration between The Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law (Arctic Centre, University of Lapland) and researchers from Wuhan University.
Contents
1. Introduction
Timo Koivurova, QIN Tianbao,Sébastien Duyck and Tapio Nykänen
Part I Chinese Perspectives
2. Strengthening China's Role in the Arctic Council
QIN Tianbao and LI Miaomiao
3. Legal Issues in Arctic Scientific Research: A Chinese Perspective
Ren Shidan
4. Chinese Arctic Discussion—a Micro Reading of World Affairs
Julia Jalo and Tapio Nykänen
5. China and Maritime Sovereignty and Rights Issues in the Arctic
Xiaoyi Jiang and Xiaoguang Zhou
Part II Comparison between Finland and China
6. China and Finland in the Globalised Arctic
Lassi Heininen
7. A Common Heritage—the Place of the Arctic in the Chinese and Finnish Discourses
Tapio Nykänen
Part III Comparison between the EU and China
8. China as an Observer in the Arctic Council
Timo Koivurova, Waliul Hasanat,Piotr Graczyk and Tuuli Kuusama
9. Conservation of Marine Living Resources and Fisheries Management in the Arctic
Sébastien Duyck
10. Incentives, Practices and Opportunities for Arctic External Actors' Engagement with Indigenous Peoples
Adam Stepien
11. China and the Development of International Law on Arctic Shipping
Nengye Liu and Kamrul Hossain
12. Concluding Chapter
Sébastien Duyck, Tapio Nykänen, Timo Koivurova and QIN Tianbao
