Russian Flag at the North Pole

R. Rayfuse
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Russia’s planting of a flag on the seabed at the North Pole in 2007 set off a flurry of concern about its maritime and territorial ambitions and the potential for international conflict in the Arctic. However, the law of the sea now renders moot traditional rules of the doctrine of discovery and occupation as manifestations of sovereignty. Thus, the Russian flag at the North Pole is meaningless in the legal sense. Nevertheless, it is not irrelevant. On the one hand, it has catalyzed the development of a ‘law habit’ among the Arctic states now reflected in cooperation on scientific and technical work to support their overlapping outer continental-shelf claims to the Arctic seabed and on other Arctic Ocean matters. On the other hand, it has clearly signalled a claim to an advantageous negotiating position. The flag is thus a physical manifestation of both the power and pretence of international law.
北极的俄罗斯国旗
2007年,俄罗斯在北极的海底插上了一面国旗,引发了人们对其海洋和领土野心以及北极地区可能发生国际冲突的担忧。然而,海洋法现在使作为主权表现形式的发现和占领学说的传统规则变得毫无意义。因此,北极的俄罗斯国旗在法律意义上是没有意义的。然而,这并非无关紧要。一方面,它促进了北极国家之间“法律习惯”的发展,现在反映在科学和技术工作的合作上,以支持它们对北极海底和其他北冰洋事务重叠的外大陆架主张。另一方面,它已明确表示要求取得有利的谈判地位。因此,国旗是国际法的力量和伪装的实际体现。
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