Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings: Challenges to consensus in front of the new negotiation scenarios

The consensus rule has been useful to guarantee the stability of the Antarctic politics. However, this international regimen's evolution creates new scenarios of negotiation where this rule could be insufficient. Main challenges to the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings as a decision-making...

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Main Author: Lazen Muñoz, Chantal
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/54012
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Summary:The consensus rule has been useful to guarantee the stability of the Antarctic politics. However, this international regimen's evolution creates new scenarios of negotiation where this rule could be insufficient. Main challenges to the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings as a decision-making forum to the Antarctic government are analyzed. La regla del consenso ha sido útil para dar estabilidad a la política antártica. Sin embargo, la evolución de este régimen internacional plantea nuevos escenarios de negociación, en que ella pudiera resultar insuficiente. Se analizan los principales desafíos que enfrentan en este sentido las Reuniones Consultivas el Tratado Antártico como instancia de toma de decisiones del gobierno del Sexto Continente.