Session Details

[R8-O]R8:Laws, Politics, and Economy

Thu. Oct 30, 2025 11:15 AM - 12:45 PM JST
Thu. Oct 30, 2025 2:15 AM - 3:45 AM UTC
Room 2
Chair: Juha Saunavaara (Hokkaido University), Kamrul Hossain (University of Lapland)

[R8-O-06]Blooming Legal Seascape in the Arctic Ocean: Characterizing the Normative Impact of Climate Change

*Medy Dervovic1,2 (1. Reykjavík University, Department of Law (Iceland), 2. Arctic Centre, University of Lapland (Finland))

[R8-O-07]Revisiting International Legal Challenges Surrounding Small-Scale Cetacean Hunting in Greenland and the Faroe Islands: Beyond Regulation, Coercion, and Obstruction

*Tomohiko Kobayashi1, Yoshinobu Takei2 (1. Otaru University of Commerce (Japan), 2. Keio University (Japan))

[R8-O-08]Science, Strategy, and the North: Japan’s Arctic Science Diplomacy in Foreign Policy Context

*Edward Rhys Jones1 (1. University of Oxford (UK))

[R8-O-09]Legal and Practical Considerations of Marine Scientific Research in the Arctic Ocean: The Case of Japan’s New Arctic Research Vessel Mirai II

*Hajime Kimura1 (1. JAMSTEC (Japan))

[R8-O-10]Arctic Governance as a Hybrid Regime – Conceptual Perspectives and Future Research Agendas

*Jarmo Vakkuri1, Jan-Erik Johanson1 (1. Tampere University, Faculty of Management and Business (Finland))

[R8-O-11]Hybrid Governance in Disaster Pre-Recovery and Reconstruction: Insights for Arctic and International Development

*Tomoe Katoh1 (1. Hokkaido University (Japan))