The Moral Limits of Territorial Claims in Antarctica
Abstract By virtue of the Antarctic Treaty, signed in 1959, the territorial claims to Antarctica of seven of the original signatories were held in abeyance or “frozen.” Considered by many as an exemplar of international law, the Antarctic Treaty System has come to be increasingly questioned, however...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0892679418000527 2024-03-03T08:38:24+00:00 The Moral Limits of Territorial Claims in Antarctica Mancilla, Alejandra 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0892679418000527 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0892679418000527 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Ethics & International Affairs volume 32, issue 3, page 339-360 ISSN 0892-6794 1747-7093 Political Science and International Relations Philosophy journal-article 2018 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0892679418000527 2024-02-08T08:44:00Z Abstract By virtue of the Antarctic Treaty, signed in 1959, the territorial claims to Antarctica of seven of the original signatories were held in abeyance or “frozen.” Considered by many as an exemplar of international law, the Antarctic Treaty System has come to be increasingly questioned, however, in a very much changed global scenario that presents new challenges to the governance of the White Continent. In this context, it is necessary to gain a clearer understanding of the moral weight of those initial claims, which stand (despite being frozen) as a cornerstone of the treaty. The aim of this article is to offer an appraisal of such claims, which may be divided into two main kinds: those grounded on some relevant link to the territory, and those grounded on official documents and geographical doctrines. After pointing to the limitations and challenges that they face, I conclude with some remarks about how this assessment ought to serve as a starting point to rethink the territorial status of Antarctica. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Cambridge University Press Antarctic The Antarctic Ethics & International Affairs 32 3 339 360 |
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Abstract By virtue of the Antarctic Treaty, signed in 1959, the territorial claims to Antarctica of seven of the original signatories were held in abeyance or “frozen.” Considered by many as an exemplar of international law, the Antarctic Treaty System has come to be increasingly questioned, however, in a very much changed global scenario that presents new challenges to the governance of the White Continent. In this context, it is necessary to gain a clearer understanding of the moral weight of those initial claims, which stand (despite being frozen) as a cornerstone of the treaty. The aim of this article is to offer an appraisal of such claims, which may be divided into two main kinds: those grounded on some relevant link to the territory, and those grounded on official documents and geographical doctrines. After pointing to the limitations and challenges that they face, I conclude with some remarks about how this assessment ought to serve as a starting point to rethink the territorial status of Antarctica. |
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