▁but ▁not ▁least , ▁when ▁multiple ▁thre ats ▁to ▁the ▁environment ▁are ▁sending ▁serious ▁danger - sign als ▁and ▁calling ▁for ▁ur gent ▁measures . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁interesting ▁areas ▁of ▁study ▁to ▁which ▁this ▁program ▁can ▁contribute ▁concerns ▁possible ▁less ons ▁that ▁the ▁legal ▁regime ▁for ▁Ant arct ica ▁could ▁provide ▁for ▁solutions ▁in ▁the ▁Ar ctic . ▁ ▁Pol ar ▁Law ▁describes ▁the ▁legal ▁reg imes ▁applicable ▁to ▁the ▁Ar ctic ▁and ▁the ▁Ant ar ctic . ▁It ▁is ▁inter dis cipl inary , ▁placing ▁emphas is ▁on ▁relevant ▁areas ▁of ▁public ▁international ▁law ▁and ▁social ▁sciences . ▁Sub ject ▁areas ▁include : ▁environmental ▁law ; ▁the ▁law ▁of ▁the ▁sea ; ▁so vere ig nt y ▁issues ▁and ▁boundary ▁disput es ▁on ▁land ▁and ▁sea ; ▁natural ▁resources ▁govern ance ; ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁ind igen ous ▁pe op les ▁in ▁the ▁North ; ▁self - g overn ment ▁and ▁good ▁govern ance ; ▁economic ▁development ; ▁Ar ctic ▁security ▁and ▁Ar ctic ▁strateg ies ; ▁and ▁land ▁and ▁resource ▁claims ▁in ▁Pol ar ▁regions . ▁ ▁Ex amples ▁of ▁courses ▁within ▁the ▁Pol ar ▁Law ▁program : ▁Ant ar ctic ▁Law ▁and ▁Policy ▁Public ▁International ▁Law ▁The ▁Rights ▁of ▁Ind igen ous ▁People ▁Environment al ▁Law ▁and ▁B iod iversity ▁ ▁West ▁Nord ic ▁Studies ▁ ▁West ▁Nord ic ▁Studies : ▁Govern ance ▁and ▁S ust ain able ▁Management ▁is ▁a ▁mult id is cipl inary ▁Master ' s ▁Program me ▁( 1 2 0 ▁E CT S )