Eighth Polar Law Symposium
by Barbara Armstrong |
The Eighth Polar Law Symposium was held Sept. 23 to 24, 2015, at the University of Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Fairbanks and Sept. 25 to 26, 2015, at the Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ. This was the first Polar Law Symposium to be held in the U.S. and it coincided with the U.S. Chairmanship of the Arctic Council. Previous Polar Law Symposia have been hosted in Greenland (2011), Finland (2012), Iceland (2013), and Tasmania (2014). This year's conference theme is "The Science, Scholarship, and Practice of Polar Law: Strengthening Arctic Peoples and Places."
The conference sought to answer the following questions:
- How can lawyers and other legal scholars interact with scientists and academics from other disciplines to the benefit of the Arctic?
- What can lawyers and academics from all disciplines contribute to each other’s understanding of issues of common concern?
- Can models of cooperation among scientists, scholars, and lawyers from other geographic areas be adapted for the Arctic?
Other major themes included:
- Antarctic Science and Resources
- The Changing Arctic Council
- Human and Indigenous Rights — Education, Self-Determination, Food Security
- Monitoring and Observing Networks: Natural and Social Science Fieldwork
- Ocean and Polar Governance
- Trade and Economy
This symposium was co-hosted by , Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ, UAA Justice Center, UAA Institute of Social and Economic Research, , , and , in cooperation with the of the .
Organizing Committee
The organizing committee for the symposium included the , , the , the , and University of Washington School of Law.
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