Law of Exploration and Exploitation of the Mineral Resources in the Polar Regions

Abstract

Law of exploration and exploitation of the mineral resources in the Polar Regions should be similar for both areas and shall represent a complex mechanism of the hard and soft law instruments reflecting political, economic, social and environmental approaches of the actors interested in the Polar Regions.

Keywords

• Mineral Resources
• Law of Exploration and Exploitation
• The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
• The Antarctic Treaty System
• Polar Regions
• Arctic
• Antarctic