Canada and the international seabed : domestic determinants and external constraints / Elizabeth Riddell-Dixon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Riddell-Dixon, Elizabeth M. (Elizabeth Mary), 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ocean bottom--Law and legislation.

Ocean bottom.

Ocean mining--Law and legislation--Canada.

Ocean mining.

Maritime law--Canada.

Maritime law.

Physical Description:

xii, 225 p. ; 24 cm.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Kingston : McGill-Queen's University Press, c1989.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This stronger alliance gave priority to negotiating an internationally acceptable treaty and safeguarding Canada's land-based nickel industry. A second coalition - officers from the Department of Finance, the Department of Industry, Trade, and Commerce, and the Ministry of State for Science and Technology - contended that the push for quantitive restrictions diverted attention from the more crucial areas of protection of technological and financial resources. Riddell-Dixon argues that the dominant coalition succeeded because of ministerial support, structural and functional advantages, and an effective choice of tactics. Consequently they were able to manage other domestic sources of foreign policy. Canada and the International Seabed addresses several debates central to Canadian foreign policy, including the relative importance of domestic determinants and international constraints, the nature of intra-governmental decision-making, the relationship between government decision-makers and interest groups, the role of provincial governments in foreign policy, and the role of international conferences in solving global problems.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Figures and Tables

Preface

Introduction

Canada’s Interests

Canada’s Policies on Deep Seabed Mining at UNCLOS III

Federal Government Actors

Provincial and Municipal Governments

Nongovernmental Actors

The Canadian Delegation

The Policy-Making Process

Glossary

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-282-85130-6

9786612851308

0-7735-6196-X

OCLC:

929121297