The 10th Polar Law Symposium will be held in Rovaniemi, Finland on November 13-14, 2017. This year the symposium will focus on the issues of the global and local governance of the Poles and it will include panel sessions concerning the Arctic and Antarctic regions, the protection of the environment, the rights of indigenous peoples and the issue of cyber and digital security in the Polar Regions.

All those issues are closely linked to Finland’s
chairmanship priorities for the Arctic Council, including environmental protection,
the enhancement of connectivity and the promotion of good education for communities
living in the Arctic.

The symposium brings a great number
of renowned scholars and researchers from all across the world to the Arktikum house
to share research-based scientific knowledge on diverse relevant polar issues.
Leading experts in the field of both Polar Law and Policies are also invited to give
lectures including Lars Kullerund, Vivian
Motzfeldt, Evan Bloom and
Joseph Dimento.

The purpose of
the annual Symposium is to examine, in detail, the implications of the challenges
faced by the Polar Regions for international law and policy, and to make
recommendations on appropriate actions by states, policy makers and other
international actors to respond to these emerging and re-emerging challenges. This
year the Symposium is hosted by the Northern Institute for Environmental and
Minority Law which is part of the Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland. The
Symposium will be arranged in cooperation with the University of Akureyri and the
UArctic. The symposium is integrated with the bi-annual Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit
Conference, to be held on November 14–16, 2017.

More information:

Programme: http://www.rovaniemiarcticspirit.fi/en/Polar-Law-Symposium

#PolarLaw2017

Dr Dorothée Cambou, scientific
coordinator for the event
Northern institute for Environmental and
Minority Law
Arctic Centre, University of Lapland
+358 40
484 4288, polarlaw2017(at)gmail.com

Kamrul Hossain
Associate Professor, Director of the Northern Institute for Environmental and
Minority Law
Arctic Centre, University of Lapland
+358 40
484 4281, kamrul.hossain(at)ulapland.fi

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