Antarctic Treaty system: achievements and prospects

The Antarctic Treaty 1959 has now been in place for 60 years and is regarded by informed commentators as one of the most successful multi-party international treaty systems. This paper provides an opportunity to look back and take stock of previous success, and more importantly, an opportunity to as...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Daya-Winterbottom, Trevor
Format: Conference Object
Language:English
Published: 2019
Subjects:
Antarctica
future prospects
New Zealand
Antarctic
Ross Dependency
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10289/14519
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Summary:The Antarctic Treaty 1959 has now been in place for 60 years and is regarded by informed commentators as one of the most successful multi-party international treaty systems. This paper provides an opportunity to look back and take stock of previous success, and more importantly, an opportunity to assess the future prospects of the treaty system. New Zealand has played a key role in the Antarctic Treaty system and has had a long involvement with Antarctica since accepting the transfer of sovereignty over the Ross Dependency in 1923. This paper therefore focuses on the effectiveness of the Antarctic Treaty system through a New Zealand lens.

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