http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2008/04/un-ruling-on-australias-continental-shelf/ Where the world comes together Sun, 07 Sep 2008 17:27:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2008/04/un-ruling-on-australias-continental-shelf/#comment-2207 Diana Thébaud Nicholson Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:25:11 +0000 http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2008/04/un-ruling-on-australias-continental-shelf/#comment-2207 Good question!! This has been reported in newspapers around the world, but the actual UN Commission has yet to mention it on its web site. I would need to have a look at the bases for accepting the claim, but even then I wouldn't be able to tell you much, because Canada has yet to submit its own claim. It intends to make one but has until 2013 and is currently carrying out studies, in the Arctic but also on the East and West coasts. Basically, it depends on the formation of the respective continental shelves. (<strong>Preliminary reaction from a professor of Law who specializes in arctic environmental law</strong>) Good question!!
This has been reported in newspapers around the world, but the actual UN Commission has yet to mention it on its web site.
I would need to have a look at the bases for accepting the claim, but even then I wouldn’t be able to tell you much, because Canada has yet to submit its own claim. It intends to make one but has until 2013 and is currently carrying out studies, in the Arctic but also on the East and West coasts.
Basically, it depends on the formation of the respective continental shelves.
(Preliminary reaction from a professor of Law who specializes in arctic environmental law)

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