12th Polar Law Symposium

Event Type: Conferences and Workshops

When: 1 December 2019 to 4 December 2019

Where: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Summary

The Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (University of Tasmania, Australia) is proud to join the Polar Law Institute (University of Akureyri, Iceland), the Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law – Arctic Centre (University of Lapland, Finland), the University of the Arctic and its Arctic Law Thematic Network (Finland) to host the 12th Polar Law Symposium.

Academics, students and practitioners from around the world will attend and participate in this event, which will include sessions on topics:

• Developments in polar law
• Polar marine resources
• Climate law
• Native peoples and human rights
• The Antarctic Treaty system
• Arctic Council
• Developments in international law
• Asian interests in polar affairs
• Polar economies and industry

Participants are encouraged to nominate topics for panel discussions.

Registration is now open. Please see the link above for more information.