Governance of Arctic Offshore Oil and Gas

Ellen Margrethe Basse is Professor of environmental law at the Department of Law, Aarhus University. She is a doctor habitation of environmental law and was awarded the jur.dr. (H.C.) at Uppsala University for her research education activities in this area. She is a former professor of procedural law and associate professor of administrative law. She was the Director of the Interdisciplinary Social Science Research Centre (1992-2001), and the Chairman and Secretary of Aarhus University’s Climate Panel (2008-2010). She has been a member of several research bodies, evaluation panels and think tanks in Denmark and other Nordic countries. She is the author of many books and articles on international, EU and national environmental, energy and climate law, public law, and legal theory. Cécile Pelaudeix is Associate Professor at the School of Culture and Society of Aarhus University and research associate at PACTE, Sciences Po Grenoble. She has been a member of the Scientific Committee of the "Chantier Arctique", CNRS (National Center for Scientific Research), Paris. Her research focuses on Arctic governance, the EU Arctic policy, Greenland politics and China’s foreign policy in the Arctic. She is the work package leader in a research project on the Arctic for the European Defence Agency.

Introduction: Between Diversity and Coexistence in The Arctic


PART I: Globalization and Supra-nationalism in the Arctic








Framing the Problem in Arctic Offshore Oil and Gas Exploitation









Sustainable Development in Arctic International Environmental Cooperation and the Governance of Hydrocarbon-Related Activities







The European Union’s Role As a Facilitator in the Development of Maritime Environmental Law in the Arctic – With Focus on Offshore Hydrocarbon Activities







Indigenous Rights in the Marine Arctic




PART II: National Perspectives on Offshore Regulations








Alaska and Offshore Hydrocarbon Extraction: A Legal and Socio-Economic Review







Governance of Offshore Hydrocarbon Activities in The Arctic and Energy Policies: A Comparative Approach between Norway, Canada and Greenland/Denmark





The Russian Offshore Oil and Gas Regime: When Tight Control Means Less Order





The Arctic Offshore Hydrocarbon Hiatus of 2015, Climate Change, and Integrated Management: An opportunity to revisit regulation around the Pole


PART III: State-Based Approach, Sub-States Entities and Indigenous peoples








Offshore Development and Inuit Rights in Inuit Nunangat







Securing the Coastal Sámi Culture and Livelihood







Indigenous Modes of Ownership: Reopening the Case for Communal Rights in Greenland


PART IV: Regulatory Instruments and Enforcement






Impact Benefit Agreements and Economic and Environmental Risk Management in the Arctic









Impact Benefit Agreements in Greenland





The Interplay Between Environmental Research, and Environmental Regulation of Offshore Oil and Gas Activities in Greenland





Conclusion: Towards an Integrated and Participatory Governance of the Arctic Marine Areas