Legal Status of Antarctica

The international community has been constantly searching for an appropriate name for the Antarctic system of administration since the Antarctic Treaty System establishes an exceptional legal regime for a land territory that cannot be circumscribed in any of the structures of classical international...

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Main Author: Gajardo Flores, Gisselle
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad de Chile. Facultad de Derecho 2019
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Online Access:https://revistas.uchile.cl/index.php/RTI/article/view/54011
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Summary:The international community has been constantly searching for an appropriate name for the Antarctic system of administration since the Antarctic Treaty System establishes an exceptional legal regime for a land territory that cannot be circumscribed in any of the structures of classical international law. Within the proposals, it is possible to find terms derived from Roman law such as res commune together with more modern concepts such as the common heritage of mankind. The legal status of Antarctica should adequately describe the situation of the territory in relation to matters of sovereignty, as well as the access, destination and use of its resources. La comunidad internacional ha estado permanentemente en búsqueda de un rótulo adecuado para el sistema de administración que rige en la Antártica, toda vez que el Sistema del Tratado Antártico establece un régimen jurídico excepcional para un territorio terrestre que no es posible circunscribir en ninguna de las estructuras del derecho internacional clásico. Dentro de las propuestas, es posible encontrar conceptos derivados del derecho romano como el de res commune junto a conceptos más modernos como el patrimonio común de la Humanidad. El estatus jurídico de la Antártica debería describir adecuadamente la situación del territorio en relación a las cuestiones de soberanía, así como el acceso, destino y uso de sus recursos.