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This study, being the seventh volume of the International Straits of the World series and written by a distinguished alumnus of this Law School, is designed primarily for the non-Canadian or Arctic-specialist. Past volumes have covered such straits as Malacca and Singapore, the Northeast Arctic, Baltic, Gibraltar and Hormuz and each provide a discussion of the geography, uses and politics regarding the particular strait, as well as, a discussion of the significant legal issues that arise.

Series of articles which summarize issues involved in Canada's claim to sovereignty over the Northwest Passage arranged in four parts: the setting; international arctic politics; Canadian arctic politics; conclusions.

The Arctic Waters in general and those of the Northwest passage in particular have been conspicuously absent from discussions in the Third Law of the Sea Conference. This does not mean, however, that a Convention of general application resulting from the Conference might not affect their legal status. Indeed, it might be possible to say already that the straits question is virtually settled and that the provisions of the Informal Composite Negociating Text, hereinafter referred to simply as the I.C.N.T., relating to passage through "straits used for international navigation" (Part III) and "archipelagic States" (Part IV), will be adopted without significant substantive changes. There have been no such changes since the Revised Single Negotiating Text of May 6, 1976, and the general consensus is that this issue of straits, once considered so difficult to resolve as possibly to cause failure of the Conference, is now settled.