Antarctic Treaty Summit: Science-Policy Interactions in International Governance

• Published in: The Yearbook of Polar Law Online
• Main Author: Berkman, Paul Arthur
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Brill 2009
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Yearbook of Polar Law
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/22116427-91000027; https://brill.com/view/journals/yplo/1/1/article-p527_27.xml; https://data.brill.com/files/journals/22116427_001_01_S27_text.pdf

Abstract For the past five decades, the Antarctic Treaty has provided a firm foundation for ongoing international cooperation to successfully manage nearly ten percent of the Earth for “peaceful purposes only ... on the basis of freedom of scientific investigation.” Growing from seven claimant and five non-claimant signatories, the Antarctic Treaty now engages 47 nations, representing nearly 90 percent of humankind. To assess the legacy lessons of the Antarctic Treaty and to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its December 1, 1959 signature in the city where it was adopted in “in the interest of all mankind” – the Antarctic Treaty Summit: Science-Policy Interactions in International Governance will be convened in Washington, DC at the Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, from November 30 to December 3, 2009. The Antarctic Treaty Summit will provide a unique open forum for scientists, legislators, administrators, lawyers, historians, educators, executives, students and other members of civil society to share insights. Together, this international and interdisciplinary group of stakeholders will explore science-policy achievements and precedents for sustained peaceful governance of international spaces that cover nearly 75 percent of the Earth’s surface beyond national jurisdictions.