This site is created and maintained by the students of the University of Akureyri’s Polar Law class. We welcome you to visit the Official Polar Law Site for further information on courses and applications. In the mean time, enjoy browsing through our blogs, pictures, profiles and news relating to the program and polar law in general. Being the first class of Polar Law, we are pioneers and are glad to share our experiences to other polar enthusiasts.
The Polar Law Program is a unique program geared towards addressing not only legal but also environment, social, economic, political and cultural issues of the Arctic and Antarctic regions. It comes
about in a timely fashion when climate change is having dramatic effects on the Arctic and Antarctic regions, including the opening of the northwest and northeast passages and the unresolved boundary
disputes associated with these changes.
The Master program is designed for both lawyers (leading to an LLM-degree) and non-lawyers (leading to an MA-degree), preparing them for work in both the public and private sectors, with roles in
national and local governments, with international organizations, with indigenous peoples of the Circumpolar North, with academic institutions and non-governmental organizations, and with national
and transnational corporations.
