Antarctic Geopolitics

• Main Author: Hemmings, A.D.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: University of Canterbury. Gateway Antarctica 2016
• Subjects: Field of Research::18 - Law and Legal Studies::1801 - Law::180116 - International Law; Fields of Research::44 - Human society::4408 - Political science::440808 - International relations; Fields of Research::41 - Environmental sciences::4104 - Environmental management::410406 - Natural resource management; Antarctic; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10092/13203

A Continent of 14 million square kilometres, surrounded by a Southern Ocean of 35 million square kilometres. A Continent beyond generally recognised national territorial jurisdiction (but 7 claimants and 2 semi-claimants). An ocean which is therefore “High Seas’ right up to the coast of Antarctica. A form of collective governance under the Antarctic Treaty System, whose roots go back 57 years. Control, access and acceptability of resources exploitation.