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<p>In the ongoing climate crisis, more and more states of the world undertake initiatives that would reduce negative impact of dangerous growth of global average temperature, including droughts, drowning of coastal cities and water shortage. Recently, an ambitious idea to provide huge supplies of water for the population of the United Arab Emirates was initiated by one of Emirati businessmen – Mr Abdulla Alsheni, who plans to tow a huge Antarctic iceberg to the coast of Emirates. The plan itself is a logistic challenge, but at the same time may raise certain concerns on its compliance with international law. Hereby article has as an aim response to a question whether an act of towing an Antarctic iceberg would breach international law provisions, particularly those related to Antarctic Treaty System and law of the seas.</p>
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In the ongoing climate crisis, more and more states of the world undertake initiatives that would reduce negative impact of dangerous growth of global average temperature, including droughts, drowning of coastal cities and water shortage. Recently, an ambitious idea to provide huge supplies of water for the population of the United Arab Emirates was initiated by one of Emirati businessmen – Mr Abdulla Alsheni, who plans to tow a huge Antarctic iceberg to the coast of Emirates. The plan itself is a logistic challenge, but at the same time may raise certain concerns on its compliance with international law. Hereby article has as an aim response to a question whether an act of towing an Antarctic iceberg would breach international law provisions, particularly those related to Antarctic Treaty System and law of the seas.

United Arab Emirates “Iceberg Project” – Would an Ambitious Concept Comply with International Law?

PhD, assistant professor at Institute of Air and Space Law at Lazarski University

Ius Novum

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In the ongoing climate crisis, more and more states of the world undertake initiatives that would reduce negative impact of dangerous growth of global average...

United Arab Emirates “Iceberg Project” – Would an Ambitious Concept Comply with International Law?

Publié en ligne: 01 mars 2023

Pages: 191 - 204

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26399/iusnovum.v16.2.2022.21-m.osiecki

Mots clés
iceberg, law of the seas, Antarctic Treaty System, climate change, international law

© 2022 Lazarski University, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

United Arab Emirates “Iceberg Project” – Would an Ambitious Concept Comply with International Law?

Publié en ligne: 01 mars 2023

Pages: 191 - 204

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26399/iusnovum.v16.2.2022.21-m.osiecki

Mots clésiceberg, law of the seas, Antarctic Treaty System, climate change, international law

© 2022 Lazarski University, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
iceberg, law of the seas, Antarctic Treaty System, climate change, international law