Antarctic Mineral Exploitation: The Emerging Legal Framework

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CUP Archive, 1988 - 615 sider
The system of international co-operation in the Antarctic has been evolving rapidly since the signing of the Antarctic Treaty in 1959. Inextricably linked to this co-operation is the question of the rational management of Antarctic resources. In this book Professor Orrego Vicuna examines in depth the legal framework - the Antarctic Treaty, sovereignty, jurisdiction and the law of the sea - as it relates to the exploitation of Antarctic minerals. This is fast becoming a live issue with the ever-growing potential for the development of these resources. The first part of the book examines the main characteristics of the international legal framework governing the co-operation of states in Antarctica, particularly in relation to resource conservation. Against this background, in the second part of the book, the regime for mineral resources is discussed in sufficient detail to identify the basic issues and interests which have to be accommodated in order to attain an acceptable convention. The final part of the book considers the important set of questions raised by the interest of the world community at large in the Antarctic: most significantly, the initiatives concerning a broader international participation under the auspices of the United Nations.

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The Antarctic legal system and the development of a normcreating
39
new approaches for
76
light of the resources regime
127
Alternative approaches to the conservation and development
183
Special policies pursued by the mineral resources regime
279
models and alternatives
314
The institutional system of the mineral regime
349
Participation of States other than the Consultative Parties in
411
Proposals for new forms of organization for the Antarctic Treaty system
489
Notes
498
Conclusions
519
The Antarctic Treaty
527
Table of signatures and ratifications
533
Table of Cases
540
Bibliography
547
Index
603

The Antarctic Treaty system and the international community
458
Criticism of the Antarctic Treaty system and the trend towards change
479

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