The University of the Faroe Islands hosted the 16th Polar law Symposium, held in Tórshavn, the capital of the Faroe Islands, between the 26th and 28th of October 2023, organized by the Kári á Rógvi Institute for Law and Legal Research.
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Editors for the 2023 Yearbook of Polar Law:
PROGRAM
Wednesday, 25th October 2023
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17:00-18:15 : Möllers Pakkhús Sigmundargøta 21 100 Tórshavn |
Reception offered by the Tórshavn Municipality (Tórshavnar kommuna) All Polar Law Symposium guests are welcome to attend. |
Thursday, 26th October 2023
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08:30-09:30 Sjóvinnuhúsið Vestara bryggja 15 100 Tórshavn |
On-Site Registration – Participants & Attendees Should Check In & Collect Conference Materials
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09:30-10:00 |
Opening Ceremony Welcome Address by the Faroese Minister of Justice, Bjarni Kárason Petersen Welcome Address by the Rector of the University of the Faroe Islands, Martin Tvede Zachariasen Opening of the 16th Polar Law Symposium by Mikael M Karlsson, Director of the Kári á Rógvi Institute for Law & Legal Studies |
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10:00-11:00 |
Keynote Speaker Frederick Harhoff: Arctic Impacts of Greenland’s National Sovereignty and Independence from Denmark Chair: Bárður Larsen |
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11:00-11:30 |
Coffee Break |
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11:30-13:00 |
Seminar - Critical and Theoretical Rethinking of Polar Law Convener & Moderator: Romain Chuffart a. 11:30-11:50 Romain Chuffart b. 11:50-12:10 Apostolos Tsiouvalas (Presenter) & Jan Solski c. 12:10-12:30 Mana Tugend Discussion 12:30-13:00 |
Seminar - International Law Issues Concerning the Conservation and Sustainable Use of the Arctic Ocean Convener & Moderator: Kentaro Nishimoto a. 11:30-11:50 Kentari Nishimoto b. 11:50-12:10 Kaito Suzuki c. 12:10-12:30 Chie Kojima Discussion 12:30-13:00 |
Seminar - Antarctic Treaty System: Values and Principles and Antarctic Tourism Governance Convener & Moderator: Kees Bastmeijer a. 11:30-11:50 Yousra Makanse & Elena-Laura Álvarez Ortega b. 11:50-12:10 Elena-Laura Álvarez Ortega & Yousra Makanse c. 12:10-12:30 Solène Guggisberg Discussion 12:30-13:00 |
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13:00-14:00 |
Lecture – Chair: Mikael M Karlsson 13:00-13:40 Edythe Weeks: What´s the Faroe Islands got to do with it? The Nexus between Polar Law, Geopolitics, and the De Lege Ferenda Process of Climate Change Discussion: 13:40-14:00 |
Lecture – Chair: 13:00-13:40 Øyvind Ravna: Challenges for Indigenous People´s Human Rights as a Result of the Green Shift Discussion: 13:40-14:00 |
Lecture –Chair: Kristian Joensen 13:00-13:40 Gustavo Ramires Buchheister: Non-State Actors, Non-Consultative Parties and their Participation in the Antarctic Treaty System Discussion: 13:40-14:00 |
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14:00-15:00 |
Lunch |
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Thursday, 26th October 2023 - Continues on following page
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Friday, 27th October 2023
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09:00-10:00 Sjóvinnuhúsið – Silo |
Keynote Speaker Bjørn Kunoy: Arctic Continental Shelf Claims – Lessons Learned and Challenges Ahead Chair: Akiho Shibata |
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10:00-11:00 |
Lecture 10:00-10:40 Christian Prip: The High Seas Treaty: Interface with the Antarctic Treaty System and Other Legal Regimes on Ocean Governance. Discussion 10:40-11:00 |
Lecture – Chair 10:00-10:40 Krittika Singh: Deep Sea Mining in the Arctic and the Case Study of Norway Discussion 10:40-11:00 |
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11:00-11:30 |
Coffee Break |
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11:30-13:00 |
Seminar - Role of Customary and Traditional Knowledge and Law Practices in North Atlantic: Cases of Icelandic Sealing and Faroese Subsistence Economy with Focus on Grinda Convener & Moderator: Tero Mustonen a. 11:30-11:50 Tero Mustonen b. 11:50-12:10 Johanna Roto c. 12:10-12:30 Kaisu Mustonen Discussion 12:30-13:00 |
Seminar - Routledge Handbook of Polar Law Convener: Yoshifumi Tanaka Moderator: Timo Koivurova a. 11:30-11:50 Yoshifumi Tanaka b. 11:50-12:10 Rachel Lorna Johnstone c. 12:10-12:30 Maxim Usynin Discussion 12:30-13:00 |
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13:00-14:00 |
Lunch |
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14:00-15:00 |
Lecture – Chair: Mikael M Karlsson 14:00-14:40 Marlene Payva Almonte: Rethinking nature in a climate changing world: a perspective from the Law of the Sea in Polar Regions Discussion 14:40-15:00 |
Lecture – 14:00-14:40 Yitong Chen: China´s Yitong Chen: China´s Role of Bioprospecting in Antarctica and Future Prospects Discussion 14:40-15:00 |
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Lecture 15:00-15:40 Jacques Hartmann : Climate change and Shipping in the Arctic Discussion: 15:40-16:00 |
Lecture 15:00-15:40 Li Chen: Legal Implementation of Madrid Protocol in China Discussion: 15:40-16:00 |
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16:00-20:00 |
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Saturday, 28th October 2023
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09:00-10:00
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Keynote Speaker Bergur Djurhuus Hansen: The Arctic Imagined Chair: Timo Koivurova |
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10:00-11:00 |
Lecture 10:00-10:40 Santiago Villalobos Dantas: The Polar Mediterranean Imaginary – A Renewed Paradigm by Vilhjálmur Stefánsson Discussion: 10:40-11:00 |
Short Lecture Session a. 10:00-10:20 Kamrul Hossain: A Common Concern in Uncommon Spaces: Deconstructing the Normative Structure of International Law Discussion: 10:20-10:30
b. 10:30-10:50 Patrick Flamm & Akiho Shibata: Political and Legal Dimensions of (Potential) Glacial Geoengineering in the Polar Regions Discussion: 10:50-11:00 |
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11:00-11:30 |
Coffee Break |
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11:30-13:00 |
Seminar - Autonomy - Part I Convener & Moderator: Bárður Larsen a. 11:30-12:00 Árni Ólafsson b. 12:00-12:20 Göran Lindholm c. 12:20-12:40 Gun-Marie Lindholm Discussion 12:40-13:00 |
Short Lecture Session
a. 11:30-11:50 Xiang Gao: Current status and Characteristics of Arctic Governance Discussion: 11:50-12:00 b. 12:00-12:20 Sakiko Hataya: Utilization of Northern Sea Route and Its Legal Issues Discussion: 12:20-12:30 c. 12:30-12:50 Luuk van der Baaren: The Nordic Passport Union in Practice Discussion: 12:50-13:00 |
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13:00-14:00 |
Lunch |
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14:00-15:30 |
Seminar - Autonomy - Part II Convener & Moderator: Bárður Larsen a. 14:00-14:20 Jens Christian Svabo Justinussen (together with Hugo Lamhauge Hansen) b. 14:20-14:40 Rasmus Gjedssø Bertelsen c. 14:40-15:00 Federica Scarpa Discussion 15:00-15:30 |
Seminar- Designing Resilient International Legal Regimes for Arctic Cooperation: Contribution of Japan’s ArCS II International Law Research Program Convener & Moderator: Akiho Shibata a. 14:00-14:20 Timo Koivurova, Osamu Inagaki & Akiho Shibata b. 14:20-14:40 Kaito Suzuki & Yuko Osakada c. 14:40-15:00 Tomohiko Kobayashi Discussion 15:00-15:30 |
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15:30-16:00 |
Coffee Break |
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16:00-17:30 |
Seminar - Archives, Culture and Climate Change in the Arctic Convener: Rachael Lorna Johnstone Moderator: Romain Chuffart a. 16:00-16:20 Anastasia-Svenia Kørner: Arctic Indigenous Peoples rights and Cultural Genocide b. 16:20-16:40 Jordane Liebeaux c. 16:40-17:00 Melis Yuksel Discussion 17:00-17:30 |
Seminar - Governing impacts of climate change: Regulatory Strategies to Promote Socio-ecological Resilience and Human Development in Arctic Communities Convener & Moderator: Eivind Junker a. 16:00-16:20 Johanna Sophie Buerkert b. 16:20-16:40 Lene Sandberg c. 16:40-17:00 Mathilde Morel Discussion 17:00-17:30 |
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17:30-18:00 |
Announcement Concerning the 17th Polar Law Symposium to be held In Sweden (Swedish Representative ) and Closing Ceremony |
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19:00-22:00 |
Symposium Banquet (by subscription)
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