The contributions of Argentina and Australia to the creation and development of Antarctic law at critical moments in Antarctic history ...

• Main Author: Arpi, Bruno
• Format: Thesis
• Language: unknown
• Published: University of Tasmania 2024
• Subjects: Antarc*; Antarctic; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.25959/26122783; https://figshare.utas.edu.au/articles/thesis/The_contributions_of_Argentina_and_Australia_to_the_creation_and_development_of_Antarctic_law_at_critical_moments_in_Antarctic_history/26122783

This thesis identifies key themes that assist in understanding the contribution of Argentina and Australia, two states with significant and longstanding interests in Antarctica, in the development of Antarctic law during critical moments in Antarctic history. Geopolitical tension was an important factor in the formation of the Antarctic Treaty in 1959 and continues to influence the evolution of the wider legal regime that has evolved since the Treaty’s entry into force. The Antarctic community, that is the group of states and other subjects of international law with common interests in the Antarctic region, has over the last six decades developed a sui generis regional legal regime (i.e., ‘Antarctic law’) to address geopolitical tension and other problems in the region. However, with the return of great power competition at a global level, and its impact on the region, Antarctic law is facing significant challenges in delivering some key objectives, such as the adoption of marine protected areas in the ...