The Northern Sea Route: а National or an International Transportation Corridor?

... and comply with those legal norms. In addition, the 1989 USA–USSR Joint Statement on the Uniform Interpretation of Rules of International Law Governing Innocent Passage still applies in U.S.–Russia relations. This statement is also known as the Jackson ... ... before the adoption of the 1982 Convention, by both the USSR and Canada, the latter – in regard to regulating navigation in the NWP. Another “problematic” point is global warming and the decrease of the ice cover. The process may raise the question of ...