The Svalbard Treaty and Norwegian Sovereignty

A hundred years ago on 9 February 2020, the Svalbard Treaty was adopted in Paris, granting Norway her long-standing ambition: full and absolute sovereignty over the Svalbard archipelago. After a brief review of the negotiations that preceded the Paris decision, this article examines the main element...

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Main Author: Øystein Jensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cappelen Damm Akademisk NOASP 2020-12-01
Series:Arctic Review on Law and Politics
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Online Access:https://arcticreview.no/index.php/arctic/article/view/2348/4673