The Antarctic Biological Prospection: Lack of Definitions and Incompatibilities with the Antarctic Treaty System

Although parts of the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting 2009 considered the Antarctic bioprospecting was adequately regulated by existing Antarctic legislation, this article shows that there are legal issues regarding the definition of fundamental concepts and possible incompatibilities with bas...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Villamizar Lamus, Fernando
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Spanish
Published: Editorial Pontificia Universidad Javeriana y Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas 2013
Subjects:
law
Online Access:https://revistas.javeriana.edu.co/index.php/internationallaw/article/view/13632
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Summary:Although parts of the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting 2009 considered the Antarctic bioprospecting was adequately regulated by existing Antarctic legislation, this article shows that there are legal issues regarding the definition of fundamental concepts and possible incompatibilities with basic principles of Antarctic Treaty, not yet resolved, so that there is legal clarity for bioprospecting activities in Antarctica. Pese a que las partes de la Reunión Consultiva del Tratado Antártico de 2009 consideraron que la bioprospección antártica estaba regulada de forma adecuada por la legislación antártica vigente, el presente artículo demuestra que existen problemas jurídicos respecto de la definición de conceptos fundamentales así como posibles incompatibilidades con principios básicos del Tratado Antártico que aún no están resueltas, de manera que haya claridad jurídica para realizar actividades de bioprospección en la Antártida.