The symposium on “Law and Governance: emerging issues of the polar regions” will be held in Shanghai on 20-21 June 2017, hosted by Center for Polar and Deep Ocean Development of Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

The symposium aims to bring together scholars, experts and policymakers from all over the world to share the topics including: Climate change Impact on Arctic shipping and Resource Exploitation; New dynamics and relevant legal issues in the polar regions; Conservation of Marine Living Resources in the Polar Regions; Evolution and challenges of the polar governance regimes/systems; Key players' Polar Policies and Practices; China's Role in the Polar Governance. Please kindly notice that the deadline for abstracts is 15 March 2017.

Attached is the detailed information. For further questions, please kindly contact Ms. HE Liu (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) for more information.