The changing maritime Arctic and new marine operations / Lawson W Brigham -- The Arctic, the Arctic Council, and the law of the sea / Erik J Molenaar -- The rights, interests and role of the Arctic Council permanent participants / Dalee S Dorough -- The IMO, its role under UNCLOS and its polar shipping regulation / Aldo Chircop -- The polar code and its adequacy / J Ashley Roach -- Russia / Jan J Solski -- Canada and the United States / Donald R Rothwell -- Norway, Denmark (in respect of Greenland) and Iceland / Tore Henriksen -- Rights, interests, positions and practices of Asian flag states, with special reference to the Republic of Korea / Deukhoon (Peter) Han and Sung-Woo Lee -- Equal treatment and non-discrimination for user states / Guifang (Julia) Xue and Yu Long -- The rights and interests of Japan in regard to Arctic shipping / Kentaro Nishimoto -- The cooperative mechanism for the straits of Malacca and Singapore / Robert C Beckman and Sun Zhen -- Oil spill preparedness and response--the Singapore experience / Captain M Segar -- Conclusions on challenges and prospects for enhanced cooperation on the governance of Arctic shipping / Robert C Beckman, Tore Henriksen, Kristine Dalaker Kraabel, Erik J Molenaar andJ Ashley Roach.

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