International legal regulation of states cooperation in the sphere of prevention and limitation of emergency situations in the Arctic region

Abstract

The specialized international legal acts regulating the issues of prevention and liquidation of emergency sit-uations in the Arctic region are considered. The study of the above-mentioned legal acts in the international co-operation field indicates the readiness of the Arctic states, parties to relevant international treaties, to jointly con-front emergencies and their consequences, regardless of geopolitical and other interests. Normative documents and treaties adopted at the international level set the direction for improving the national legislation of the Arctic states. In this context, all Arctic States have developed their own strategies for the development, use and protec-tion of their Arctic territories. The ongoing changes in international politics necessitate the regulation of the Arc-tic through new international legal instruments. Scientifically based proposals have been formulated to improve the legal regulation of international cooperation in the emergency prevention and response field in the Arctic on the development and adoption of a new international Convention in the emergency prevention and response field in the Arctic region. The main characteristics and features that the proposed convention must comply with in or-der to effectively regulate these issues are also indicated. A logical algorithm for the development and coordina-tion of the above-mentioned new international Convention is proposed, taking into account the mutual interests of the Arctic states.