
Radioactive Contamination in the Arctic
Stefan Kirchner(Author)
GRIN Verlag
1st Edition
Published on 8. July 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
20 pages
978-3-668-00623-2 (ISBN)
Description
Seminar paper from the year 2015 in the subject Law - Miscellaneous, , language: English, abstract: Reindeer herding provides an important source of livelihood in many parts of the Arctic. In Northern Europe, reindeer herders are still battling the consequences of nuclear fallout suffered in the wake of the 1986 Chernobyl incident. In 2014 in parts of Norway a rapid increase in radioactivity was reported in reindeer meat as a result of the consumption of specific mushrooms which store large amounts of cesium-137. In this article the question will be asked if reindeer herders can have a claim for compensation under the European Convention on Human Rights.
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1. Auflage
Language
English
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 148 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight
45 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-668-00623-2 (9783668006232)
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Radioactive Contamination in the Arctic
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Stefan Kirchner is an author and government advisor based in Germany and Ireland, specializing in international environmental law, disaster law and human rights. Affiliated with University College Cork, he is combining legal practice with academic work, Prof. Dr. Kirchner has taught courses on international law at universities in Finland, Germany, Greenland, Italy, Lithuania and Ukraine and has been a guest lecturer in Belgium, Czechia, France, Italy, Ireland, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Prior to joining University College Cork, he worked at the University of Lapland in Rovaniemi, Finland, for over a decade, most recently as Research Professor of Arctic Law and head of the Arctic Governance Research Group at the Arctic Centre.