The yearbook of polar law Vol. I 2009

Table of contents
Acknowledgements;
Introductory Words Gudmundur Alfredsson and Timo Koivurova;
Editors Note David Leary;
Looking beyond the International Polar Year:
An Opening Address The President of Iceland Olafur Ragnar Grimsson at the University of Akureyri;
Looking beyond the International Polar Year:
What are the Emerging and Re-emerging Issues in International Law and Policy in the Polar Regions? David Leary;
So Much Law so Little Protection! A Case Study of the Protection of the Narwhal Malgosia Fitzmaurice;
From the New Geopolitics of Resources to Nanotechnology:
Emerging Challenges of Globalism in Antarctica Alan D. Hemmings; Protecting Polar Wilderness:
Just a Western Philosophical Idea or a Useful Concept for Regulating Human Activities in the Polar Regions? Kees I. Bastmeijer;
Terrestrial Area Management in Polar Regions:
Applying the Eco-System-Based Approach to the Coalface of Climate Change Michael I. Jeff ery;
Polar Bears, a Melting Arctic, and the United States Endangered Species Act:
The Role of Domestic Wildlife Law in Polar Biodiversity Protection Kassie R. Siegel and Brendan R. Cummings;
Bioprospecting in Antarctica and the Arctic. Common Challenges? David Leary;
Land Claim Agreements in Arctic Canada in Light of International Human Rights Norms Nigel Bankes; Human Rights and the Arctic Gudmundur Alfredsson;
Indigenous Self-Government in the Arctic, and their Right to Land and Natural Resources Asbjorn Eide; Sustainable Human Rights and Governance:
The Quest of an Arctic Entity in Transition Natalia Loukacheva and Matthew D. Garfi eld;
Implementing Sustainable Development in the Arctic:
What Principles Should Guide Environmental Governance in Traditional Areas of Indigenous Peoples Facing the Impacts of Climate Change? Donna Craig;
Charting a Sustainable Course through Changing Arctic Waters Robin Warner;
Protecting the Arctic Environment: The Interplay of Global and Regional Regimes Olav Schram Stokke;
Legal Issues Relating to Navigation through Arctic Waters Tullio Scovazzi;
Protecting Antarctica from Non-Native Species: The Imperatives and the Impediments Sandra Potter;
A Bird's-Eye View of Arctic Governance: Refl ecting on the Role of International Law in Arctic Cooperation from a Bird Conservation Perspective Arie Trouwborst;
Arctic Fisheries Conservation and Management:
Initial Steps of Reform of the International Legal Framework Erik Molenaar;
Warm Waters and Cold Shoulders: Jostling for Jurisdiction in Polar Oceans Rosemary Rayfuse;
Do the Continental Shelf Developments Challenge the Polar Regimes? Timo Koivurova;
Reactions and Overreactions to the Russian Flag on the Seabed at the North Pole Andrew Serdy;
Arctic Ocean State-Changes: Self Interests and Common Interests Paul Arthur Berkman;
Antarctic Treaty Summit: Science-Policy Interactions in International Governance Paul Arthur Berkman.