The Australian continental shelf: Has Australia's high-latitude diplomacy paid off?'

The Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf has granted Australia extended continental shelfareas around two of its sub-Antarctic island groups, and these extend into the Antarctic Treaty area. Theoverlap potentially raises conflict between Australian and Antarctic interests. Australias su...

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Published in:Marine Policy
Main Author: Jabour, J
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Elsevier Sci Ltd 2009
Subjects:
Law and Legal Studies
Law
International Law (excl. International Trade Law)
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2008.07.010
http://ecite.utas.edu.au/56228
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Summary:The Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf has granted Australia extended continental shelfareas around two of its sub-Antarctic island groups, and these extend into the Antarctic Treaty area. Theoverlap potentially raises conflict between Australian and Antarctic interests. Australias submissionincluded and expressly excluded Antarctic data and its high-latitude diplomacy paid off, but its nextsteps will be crucial to gaining acceptance by other Antarctic Treaty parties. It is likely that any resourceexploitation will stop at the fence (601 South) during the life of the Treaty.

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