Iceland's Accession to the Antarctic Treaty

On 13th October 2015, Iceland quietly submitted its instrument of accession to the Antarctic Treaty to the US Department of State (the depositary for the Antarctic Treaty). Iceland’s accession was not accompanied by any official declaration or public discussion in Iceland or elsewhere. This paper in...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Yearbook of Polar Law Online
Main Authors: Tamm, S, Jabour, J, Johnstone, RL
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Brill - Nijhoff 2017
Subjects:
Iceland
accession to Antarctic Treaty
Antarctic Treaty System
environmental protection
logistics
adventure tourism
polar law
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Yearbook of Polar Law
Online Access:https://eprints.utas.edu.au/41778/
https://brill.com/abstract/journals/yplo/9/1/article-p262_12.xml
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Summary:On 13th October 2015, Iceland quietly submitted its instrument of accession to the Antarctic Treaty to the US Department of State (the depositary for the Antarctic Treaty). Iceland’s accession was not accompanied by any official declaration or public discussion in Iceland or elsewhere. This paper investigates some of the factors that are likely to have spurred the decision to join the Antarctic treaty system, examines current Icelandic interests in the Antarctic and proposes constructive policies to enhance Icelandic involvement in Antarctic governance and cooperation following the accession. The authors conclude that logistical operations and adventure tourism involving Icelandic companies in the Antarctic are the most likely triggers for the accession and they propose that Iceland consider ratification of the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (Madrid Protocol).

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