Right of (Northwest) Passage
Toward a Responsible Canadian Arctic Sovereignty
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6239740 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jeremy Seth Geddert (0000-0003-1322-4508, Assumption College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 595-612 |
| Publication date | 2019-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0008-4239 • E-ISSN: 1744-9324 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0008423919000052 |
| OpenAlex | W2944601669 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 24 |
Canada has long claimed the Northwest Passage as its “internal waters,” while the United States and other countries argue it is an “international strait.” The latter “free sea” position originates in Hugo Grotius, often styled the “father of international law.” However, Grotius later qualifies his own position by granting to coastal states the right to regulate maritime traffic. Grotius's works also inspire the English School of International Relations: an “international society” approach that Canada has historically followed in its overall foreign policy. Hence, a twenty-first-century Grotian vision might suggest a compromise amenable to Canada: Canada would grant passage to conforming American vessels, thus facilitating international trade, but Canada would also gain powers of effective jurisdiction, allowing it to secure and conserve the fragile environment. Canada might thus re-envision sovereignty not as a zero-sum contest for status symbols but as the exercise of functional jurisdiction for the common good of international society
Compromise · CONTEST · Economics · International law · International relations · International waters · Jurisdiction · Law of the sea · Political science · Politics · Position (finance · Public international law · Sovereignty · Arctic and Russian Policy Studies · International Maritime Law Issues · Law · Space exploration and regulation
Politics of the Northwest Passage
Philosophy and Government 1572–1651
Canada
International Law and the Arctic
Canada and the Changing Arctic
Justin Trudeau and Canadian Foreign Policy
The Anarchical Society
From Counter-Reformation to Glorious Revolution
Philosophy and Government 1572-1651
Canadian Foreign Policy and the Law of the Sea
From counter-reformation to glorious revolution
Canada in the 21st century
The Anarchical Society
Natural Right and Civil Community
The English School's Contribution to the Study of International Relations
Beyond the middle power model
Facing China
The transition in Canadian foreign policy through an English School lens
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |