Avkhadeev V.R. Russian-Norwegian Agreements about Delimitation of Maritime Areas in the Arctic: Modern Problems of Realization and Development Prospects

Abstract: In this article actual problems of implementation of the Russian-Norwegian agreements concerning differentiation of territorial jurisdiction in the Arctic region are considered. The analysis is carried out on basic provisions of the Spitsbergen treaty 1920, Agreements of the USSR and Norway on the mutual relations in the field of fishery of 1976, the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation, the Government of the Republic of Iceland and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway concerning some aspects of cooperation in the field of fishery, of May 15, 1999 and the Treaty between the Russian Federation and the Kingdom of Norway on the Maritime Delimitation and Cooperation in the Barents Sea and the Arctic Ocean (with «Fishery questions», «Cross-border fields of hydrocarbons») 2010, and also — according to the conclusions of committees of the State Duma of Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on the issue of ratification of the Treaty of 2010. The author draws a conclusion about need to revise the Treaty between the Russian Federation and the Kingdom of Norway on the Maritime Delimitation and Cooperation in the Barents Sea and the Arctic Ocean of September 15, 2010 and to give it according to earlier concluded international agreements, and also — taking into account interests of Russia is drawn.

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