15 April 2014
SHARES News Items Overview: 16 March 2014-15 April 2014
This is our News Items Overview of 16 March 2014-15 April 2014, a summary of recent news relating to shared responsibility. (more…)
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Blogposts by Jessica Schechinger
Jessica Schechinger
Jessica is Junior Researcher in the SHARES Project. Her work includes the overall coordination of the SHARES book series, consisting of several edited volumes. Jessica obtained an LLB in Dutch law and an LLM in public international law, both from Utrecht University. She … Read more
15 March 2014
SHARES News Items Overview: 16 February 2014-15 March 2014
This is our News Items Overview of 16 February 2014-15 March 2014, a summary of recent news relating to shared responsibility. (more…)
17 February 2014
SHARES News Items Overview: 16 January 2014-15 February 2014
This is our News Items Overview of 16 January 2014-15 February 2014, a summary of recent news relating to shared responsibility. (more…)
20 January 2014
Protecting the Arctic area – a responsibility of many?
On 16 December 2013, the fourth SHARES Debate entitled Protecting the Arctic area – a responsibility of the Netherlands? was held in Amsterdam. The panel consisted of three speakers: Louwrens Hacquebord, René Lefeber, and Daniel Simons. André Nollkaemper acted as moderator. This blog post highlights the main parts of the debate.
Background – changes and threats
Through the melting of the ice of the Arctic, as a consequence of global warming, new economic opportunities for states and businesses arise. Areas that until recently were covered in ice are now opening up, creating, for example, permanent navigational routes between Asia and Europe, and enabling the exploitation of oil and gas resources that had been previously located in inaccessible areas. The Netherlands, as well as companies incorporated in the Netherlands, are among the many actors that want to capitalise on these new opportunities. The increase of economic activities can pose significant risks to the fragile ecosystem of the Arctic. This raises a fundamental question: who is responsible for the management, use and protection of the Arctic area? In this complex situation, question arise over the role and responsibility of the Netherlands and other actors, including Dutch companies such as Van Oord, Boskalis and Shell. (more…)
15 January 2014
SHARES News Items Overview: 16 December 2013-15 January 2014
This is our News Items Overview of 16 December 2013-15 January 2014, a summary of recent news relating to shared responsibility. (more…)