Effectiveness of an international environmental regime: the protocol on the environmental protection to the Antarctic Treaty
The Protocol to the Antarctic Treaty on Environmental Protection, signed in Madrid in October, 1991, is a landmark in the progressive institutional development that has been a feature of the Antarctic Treaty system. It establishes a framework regime to provide legally binding protection for the Anta...
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ftlincolnuniv:oai:researcharchive.lincoln.ac.nz:10182/5452 2024-06-09T07:41:10+00:00 Effectiveness of an international environmental regime: the protocol on the environmental protection to the Antarctic Treaty Rippingale, Gen 1992 https://hdl.handle.net/10182/5452 en eng Lincoln University https://hdl.handle.net/10182/5452 Q112853818 Digital thesis can be viewed by current staff and students of Lincoln University only. If you are the author of this item, please contact us if you wish to discuss making the full text publicly available. https://researcharchive.lincoln.ac.nz/pages/rights environmental law Antarctica Antarctic Treaty ANZSRC::180111 Environmental and Natural Resources Law ANZSRC::180116 International Law Thesis 1992 ftlincolnuniv 2024-05-15T08:01:27Z The Protocol to the Antarctic Treaty on Environmental Protection, signed in Madrid in October, 1991, is a landmark in the progressive institutional development that has been a feature of the Antarctic Treaty system. It establishes a framework regime to provide legally binding protection for the Antarctic environment. The Protocol and its annexes take a proactive and comprehensive approach to the management of all human activities in Antarctica. The objective and designation of the Protocol, as expressed in Article 2, is as follows: "The Parties commit themselves to the comprehensive protection of the Antarctic environment and dependent and associated ecosystems and hereby designate Antarctica as a natural reserve, devoted to peace and science." This paper looks at how this goal is to be achieved, the major factors involved, and whether the provisions for its accomplishment are likely to be effective. The development of the Antarctic Treaty system indicates a preparedness by those involved to address issues as they become salient. The pressures involved in Antarctic diplomacy influence the shape of Antarctic Treaty System policy-making and implementation. A concentration on seemingly effective institutional responses and provisions is not necessarily followed by a concentration on effective compliance. Effectiveness is influenced by both institutional and political factors, and the involvement of epistemic communities. In the Antarctic the latter involve scientists and environmentalists. The Protocol to the Antarctic Treaty on Environmental Protection is useful as a model, in terms of both what it does and does not include. The institutional framework which it elaborates has the capacity to be applied more specifically and stringently than most other contemporary environmental regimes. The degree to which its potential is realised is largely dependent on the further specificity and scope of provisions, in order to effectively address environmental issues in the Antarctic, and the political will brought to bear by ... Thesis Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Lincoln University (New Zealand): Lincoln U Research Archive Antarctic The Antarctic |
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The Protocol to the Antarctic Treaty on Environmental Protection, signed in Madrid in October, 1991, is a landmark in the progressive institutional development that has been a feature of the Antarctic Treaty system. It establishes a framework regime to provide legally binding protection for the Antarctic environment. The Protocol and its annexes take a proactive and comprehensive approach to the management of all human activities in Antarctica. The objective and designation of the Protocol, as expressed in Article 2, is as follows: "The Parties commit themselves to the comprehensive protection of the Antarctic environment and dependent and associated ecosystems and hereby designate Antarctica as a natural reserve, devoted to peace and science." This paper looks at how this goal is to be achieved, the major factors involved, and whether the provisions for its accomplishment are likely to be effective. The development of the Antarctic Treaty system indicates a preparedness by those involved to address issues as they become salient. The pressures involved in Antarctic diplomacy influence the shape of Antarctic Treaty System policy-making and implementation. A concentration on seemingly effective institutional responses and provisions is not necessarily followed by a concentration on effective compliance. Effectiveness is influenced by both institutional and political factors, and the involvement of epistemic communities. In the Antarctic the latter involve scientists and environmentalists. The Protocol to the Antarctic Treaty on Environmental Protection is useful as a model, in terms of both what it does and does not include. The institutional framework which it elaborates has the capacity to be applied more specifically and stringently than most other contemporary environmental regimes. The degree to which its potential is realised is largely dependent on the further specificity and scope of provisions, in order to effectively address environmental issues in the Antarctic, and the political will brought to bear by ... |
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Effectiveness of an international environmental regime: the protocol on the environmental protection to the Antarctic Treaty |
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