8th Polar Law Symposium

The Science, Scholarship, and Practice of Polar Law: Strengthening Arctic Peoples and Places

The Eighth Polar Law Symposium is sponsored by University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Alaska Anchorage, UAA Justice Center, UAA Institute of Social and Economic Research, and University of Washington School of Law in cooperation with the Arctic Law Section of the Alaska Bar Association.

The symposium will be held:

September 23–24 (Wednesday–Thursday) at University of Alaska Fairbanks
September 25–26 (Friday—Saturday) at the University of Alaska Anchorage

This conference, "The Science, Scholarship, and Practice of Polar Law: Strengthening Arctic Peoples and Places", seeks to address the following questions:

• How can lawyers and other legal scholars interact with scientists and academics from other disciplines to the benefit of the Arctic?
• What can lawyers and academics from all disciplines contribute to each other’s understanding of issues of common concern?
• Can models of cooperation among scientists, scholars, and lawyers from other geographic areas be adapted for the Arctic?

Other major themes to be addressed include:

• Antarctic Science and Resources
• The Changing Arctic Council
• Human and Indigenous Rights — Education, Self-Determination, Food Security
• Monitoring and Observing Networks: Natural and Social Science Fieldwork
• Ocean and Polar Governance
• Trade and Economy

For more information and to register, please visit the link above.