Australia and the antarctic treaty system : 50 years of influence / edited by Marcus Haward and Tom Griffiths.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Haward, M. G. (Marcus G.)

Griffiths, Tom.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International law--Australia.

International law.

Antarctica--International status--History.

Antarctica.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (433 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New South Wales : New South, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Antarctic Treaty, which is at the heart of the regime that covers the vast region of sea and land surrounding the South Pole, has been in force for 50 years. Australia and the Antarctic Treaty System examines Australia's crucial contribution, past and present, within the system of cooperative governance established by the Antarctic Treaty. The Antarctic Treaty System has been a notably successful international collaboration that has fostered scientific discovery, environmental protection and - most of all - peace, while enabling national interest and endeavour. Australia claims 42% of the

Contents:

Contents; List of contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Map; 1 'Our great frozen neighbour':Australia and Antarctica beforethe Treaty, 1880-1945; 2 Sovereignty; 3 Australia and the negotiationof the Antarctic Treaty; 4 Law; 5 Already a special case?Australian Antarctic policyin the first decade of theAntarctic Treaty; 6 Science; 7 Managing marineliving resources,the 1970s-1990s; 8 Mapping; 9 Australia, the United Nationsand the Question of Antarctica; 10 Resources; 11 Mining and 'World ParkAntarctica', 1982-1991; 12 Diplomacy; 13 The Protocol in action,1991-2010

14 Environment15 Australia's Antarctic future; 16 Culture; Acronyms; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-74224-580-3

OCLC:

854968360