Developments in the Arctic region are increasingly part of international
discussion. The book contains a comprehensive and interdisciplinary
analysis of the current problems around marine scientific research in
the Arctic region. It combines scientific, legal and policy aspects. The
main questions addressed are: ongoing and future Arctic marine research,
marine research in the Arctic Ocean in practice, the legal framework,
enlarged continental shelves and the freedom of marine science and
particularities and challenges of the Arctic region. The contributors
are leading experts in the field of politics, law and science.