Liability Annex to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty
Abstract Twenty-nine States (the ‘Consultative Parties’), each with a substantial interest in Antarctica, collectively manage Antarctica through a system of consensus-based decisions. Traditionally, the Antarctic Treaty together with recommendations and measures adopted by the Antarctic Treaty Consu...
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crspringernat:10.1007/978-3-031-13264-3_12 2024-03-10T08:31:13+00:00 Liability Annex to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty Proelss, Alexander Steenkamp, Robert C. 2022 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-13264-3_12 https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-3-031-13264-3_12 unknown Springer International Publishing https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Corporate Liability for Transboundary Environmental Harm page 537-557 ISBN 9783031132636 9783031132643 book-chapter 2022 crspringernat https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-13264-3_12 2024-02-13T18:04:52Z Abstract Twenty-nine States (the ‘Consultative Parties’), each with a substantial interest in Antarctica, collectively manage Antarctica through a system of consensus-based decisions. Traditionally, the Antarctic Treaty together with recommendations and measures adopted by the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings (ATCM), the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CAMLR Convention) and the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals (CCAS) form the basis of the Antarctic Treaty System. However, the Consultative Parties began to expand their environmental responsibilities in Antarctica in 1970 and agreed that they “should assume responsibility for the protection of the environment and the wise use of the Treaty area”. A major step in this regard was the addition to the Antarctic Treaty System of the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (PEPAT or the Protocol). Together with safeguarding free and peaceful scientific research, the Protocol incorporates the protection of the Antarctic environment into the Antarctic Treaty System. The Protocol has six annexes, with Annex VI (Liabilities Arising from Environmental Emergencies) being a product of the obligations contained in Articles 15 and 16 of the PEPAT. Specifically, Article 16 of the PEPAT states that: Book Part Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Springer Nature Antarctic The Antarctic 537 557 Cham |
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Abstract Twenty-nine States (the ‘Consultative Parties’), each with a substantial interest in Antarctica, collectively manage Antarctica through a system of consensus-based decisions. Traditionally, the Antarctic Treaty together with recommendations and measures adopted by the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings (ATCM), the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CAMLR Convention) and the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals (CCAS) form the basis of the Antarctic Treaty System. However, the Consultative Parties began to expand their environmental responsibilities in Antarctica in 1970 and agreed that they “should assume responsibility for the protection of the environment and the wise use of the Treaty area”. A major step in this regard was the addition to the Antarctic Treaty System of the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (PEPAT or the Protocol). Together with safeguarding free and peaceful scientific research, the Protocol incorporates the protection of the Antarctic environment into the Antarctic Treaty System. The Protocol has six annexes, with Annex VI (Liabilities Arising from Environmental Emergencies) being a product of the obligations contained in Articles 15 and 16 of the PEPAT. Specifically, Article 16 of the PEPAT states that: |
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Liability Annex to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty |
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Liability Annex to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty |
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Liability Annex to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty |
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