Historical-legal aspect of the political system in the Russia’s arctic region

Abstract

This article analyzes historical reference of the formation and development of the political system of the Russian Federation in the Arctic region. The article examines the sectoral principle of dividing the Arctic territory. In conformance with UN requirements convention on the law of the sea of 1982 the Arctic States have a sovereign right to develop subsoil resources within their exclusive economic zones and continental shelf, although these Arctic regions are not part of their state territories. The article analyzes the main policy and legal documents regulating this sector in the Arctic countries, considers the issues of forming an optimal balance between national and international legal regulation in determining the legal regime in the Arctic region. The implementation of strategic goals of developing the Russian Polar region in the far-term perspective involves the implementation of domestic projects for the exploration of subsurface resources in this area and the development of transport infrastructure, primarily the Northern sea route and its seaports, as well as land and air transport modes that are part of international transport corridors, as an organizational and legal basis for the development of the use of the Arctic continental shelf.