Legal clinic: arctic studies

After a brief introduction, the course will explore the current international orientations of Arctic research, with particular attention to Critical Arctic Studies. The course will focus on the problem underlying the contemporary problems of the circumpolar region, i.e. climate change, which is occurring twice as fast in the Arctic as the rest of the planet. The course will address issues related to the legal regime of the Arctic Ocean, the continental shelf extension, natural resources and development Arctic political, legal and economic governance, the scramble for the Arctic, International Relations in the Arctic and the Arctic as a region of cooperation or conflict. A large part of the course will be dedicated to the emerging issue of new sea routes in the Arctic Ocean, the renewed militarization of the Arctic, how the Arctic Ocean can transform international trade, the problems that may arise from the implementation of hydrocarbon extraction projects, China's expanding Arctic interests and sustainable development and the problem of how to maintain Arctic cooperation with Russia. Finally, attention will be paid to the role of international cooperation institutions in the region (not only the role of the Arctic Council), the participation of states and non-state actors in the Arctic environmental governance and the problems of indigenous peoples, their self-government, especially in the field of Arctic environment preservation.