3.3.3. Obligations of the Arctic States in Regard to Indigenous Peoples Within Their Territory -- 3.4. Conclusion -- 4. EIA Norms in Transboundary Context -- 4.1. Applicable Prior Transboundary Procedures in the Arctic -- 4.1.1. The Eurasian Region -- 4.1.2. The North American Region -- 4.1.3. Treaties Covering Both Geographical Regions -- 4.2. Conclusion -- 4.3. The Prior Transboundary Procedures Applicable to Offshore Hydrocarbon Exploitation -- 4.3.1. Applicable Prior Transboundary Procedure -- 4.4. Potential Treaties -- 5. EIA Norms in Transboundary Watercourses -- 5.1. Applicable Treaty Regimes -- 5.2. Conclusion -- 6. EIA Norms in International Areas -- 7. Conclusion on the EIA Norms in the Arctic -- 8. EIA Norms in Action in the Arctic: the Case of the Vuotos Reservoir -- 8.1. Analysis of the Vuotos Process -- V TRANSBOUNDARY EIA IN THE ARCTIC -- 1. The Development of the Idea of a Transboundary EIA Procedure -- 2. The Espoo Convention -- 2.1. The Espoo Process -- 2.2. The Espoo Convention in the Arctic -- 2.3. Preliminary Issue of Reservations -- 2.4. Scope of Application of the Espoo Convention -- 2.5. The Transboundary EIA Procedure -- 2.5.1. Requirements of the National Environmental Protection System of the Contracting States -- 2.5.2. Transboundary Screening Procedure -- 2.5.3. Preparation of the Transboundary EIS Document -- 2.5.4. Reaction to the Completed EIS by the Affected State and its Public -- 2.5.5. The Licencing Decision -- 2.5.6. Post-Project Analysis -- 2.6. Dispute-resolution and Compliance Mechanism -- 2.7. Adaptation of the Espoo Convention to the Arctic -- 3. Conclusion -- VI CONCLUDING REMARKS -- Special Terminology Used in the Thesis -- Table of Cases -- Index of Treaties and Informal Arrangements -- Monographs, Articles etc. Attributable to Authors -- Sources of International Legal Materials