University of Washington School of Law UW Law Digital Commons Articles Faculty Publications 2016 Actic Law & Policy Year in Review: 2015 Craig H. Allen University of Washington School of Law Bridgette J. Cooper Adam Murray Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.law.uw.edu/faculty-articles Part of the Administrative Law Commons, International Law Commons, and the Law of the Sea Commons Recommended Citation Craig H. Allen, Bridgette J. Cooper, and Adam Murray, Actic Law & Policy Year in Review: 2015, 6 Wash. J. Envtl. L. & Pol'y 71 (2016), https://digitalcommons.law.uw.edu/faculty-articles/78 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Faculty Publications at UW Law Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Articles by an authorized administrator of UW Law Digital Commons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Copyright © 2016 by Washington Journal of Environmental Law & Policy ARCTIC LAW & POLICY YEAR IN REVIEW: 2015 Arctic Law & Policy Institute, University of Washington* I. INTRODUCTION: ARCTIC NEWS HIGHLIGHTS ........... 73 II. TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS ............................................................... 79 A. U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea ................... 79 B. U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change ... 80 C. International Convention for Prevention of Pollution from Ships ................................................. 81 D. Arctic Council Agreement on Cooperation on Marine Oil Pollution Preparedness and Response in the Arctic............................................... 82 E. Arctic Council Agreement on Cooperation on Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue in the Arctic ............................................................... 82 F. Declaration Concerning the Prevention of Unregulated High Seas Fishing in the Central Arctic Ocean .............................................................. 83 III.