The Antarctic Flags project: a flagship outreach campaign for international cooperation ...
Antarctica does not have a flag. It is not a country, it has no indigenous population, and there is no government. Despite many countries laying claim to (often overlapping) parts of this frozen region, the continent was ultimately designated as a scientific preserve through the Antarctic Treaty. Mi...
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| Format: | Book Part |
| Language: | English |
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UCL Press
2022
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.17863/cam.82048 https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/334629 |
| Summary: | Antarctica does not have a flag. It is not a country, it has no indigenous population, and there is no government. Despite many countries laying claim to (often overlapping) parts of this frozen region, the continent was ultimately designated as a scientific preserve through the Antarctic Treaty. Military activity is explicitly banned by the Treaty, as are any activities that ‘shall constitute a basis for asserting, supporting or denying a claim to territorial sovereignty in Antarctica or create any rights of sovereignty in Antarctica’ (Article IV, Clause 2). The resulting tenet of scientific cooperation and collaboration underpins all modern activity on the continent and, ultimately, embodies the ideals of Antarctica and notions of Antarcticness. So why, every year, are hundreds of flags designed for Antarctica and sent to the continent from all over the world, if the continent is only to be used for peaceful activities? Originally conceived by the Foundation for the Good Governance of International Spaces, ... |
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