The Antarctic Treaty System: Resource Development, Environmental Protection or Disintegration?

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Rothwell, Donald R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1990
• Subjects: Antarctica; international law; minerals regime; comprehensive environmental protection; world park; Antarctique; droit internationale; régime gouvernant l’exploitation des ressources minérales; protection de l’environnement; parc mondial; Antarctic; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; The Spectre; Antarc*; Antarctique*; Arctic
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64677

The Antarctic Treaty System has successfully managed Antarctica and the surrounding Southern Ocean since 1961 despite the existence of conflicting sovereignty claims and calls from the Third World for greater international participation in the continent's management. The spectre of unregulated...