Implementing The Environmental Protection Regime For The Antarctic

Author : D. Vidas
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789401143196

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Implementing the Environmental Protection Regime for the Antarctic by D. Vidas Pdf

When the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty entered into force on 14 January 1998, a new phase commenced for the Antarctic Treaty System. The parties to the Protocol are today confronting issues related to the implementation of a complex international environmental protection regime, both in international and domestic contexts. Several crucial implementation questions need to be solved in order to enhance and make possible the implementation of the Protocol. What would be the consequences for the parties of a possible failure in resolving the pending implementation issues, on what premises can the solutions be based, and what, then, are the options available? This book provides a systematic overview of the implementation issues in sections on jurisdiction, control and enforcement in the Antarctic (Part I), institutional support to the implementation of the Protocol (Part II), normative support to the implementation of the Protocol: an Antarctic liability regime (Part III), relationship with other international instruments and arrangements (Part IV), and, through a series of selected case-studies, issues involved in domestic implementation of the Protocol (Part V). This is a book that will appeal to Antarctic specialists and to all those interested in environmental law and policy.

Author : C. J. Bastmeijer,Kees Bastmeijer
Publisher : Kluwer Law International B.V.
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789041120649

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The Antarctic Environmental Protocol and Its Domestic Legal Implementation by C. J. Bastmeijer,Kees Bastmeijer Pdf

A major step towards the comprehensive protection of the Antarctic environment is the adoption of the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty in 1991. The Protocol entered into force in January 1998 and provides a comprehensive system of obligations and prohibitions addressing most types of activities in the region south of 60 degrees south latitude. However, because of the absence of undisputed sovereignty in Antarctica, the legal protection of the Antarctic environment depends on the collective efforts of the Contracting Parties to the Protocol. Have the Contracting Parties adequately incorporated the key provisions of the Protocol into their domestic legal systems? Will the complex of domestic legal systems of the Contracting Parties adequately ensure a 'comprehensive protection' of the 'natural reserve' of Antarctica, as specified by Article 2 of the Protocol? These questions are the subject of this book.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Trade, and Environment
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : LOC:00186246767

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Implementing Legislation for the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Trade, and Environment Pdf

Author : L. Elliot
Publisher : Springer
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1994-09-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230372344

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International Environmental Politics by L. Elliot Pdf

While environmental protection has been a focus of decision-making under the Antarctic Treaty, the rules adopted did not engender an effective protection regime. This book examines the international politics of environmental protection in the Antarctic. It analyses recent events, including the demise of the Antarctic Minerals Convention and the negotiation of the Madrid Protocol which hold out the hope of much improved protection of the fragile Antarctic environment. This study also considers what political lessons the Antarctic experience might have for broader concerns in international environmental relations.

Author : Christopher C. Joyner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Law
ISBN : UOM:39015045691311

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Governing the Frozen Commons by Christopher C. Joyner Pdf

This volume examines the Antarctic Treaty System as a complex legal regime for managing resource activities in the Antarctic and assesses what innovative legal arrangements might be needed to regulate future political and economic developments there.

Author : Gianfranco Tamburelli
Publisher : Giuffrè Editore
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Law
ISBN : 9788814142161

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The Antarctic Legal System by Gianfranco Tamburelli Pdf

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Polar Research Board,Committee on Antarctic Policy and Science
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1993-02-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309049474

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Science and Stewardship in the Antarctic by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Polar Research Board,Committee on Antarctic Policy and Science Pdf

With the negotiation of the International Protocol on Environmental Protection in 1991, those nations conducting scientific research programs in Antarctica face new challenges for stewardship of the southern continent and protection of its environment. Science and Stewardship in the Antarctic examines how the implementation of the 1991 agreement in the United States can be done in such a way to ensure the compatibility of scientific and environmental protection goals in this global laboratory. The book also addresses the potential for the new requirements both to benefit and harm research activities in Antarctica.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Science
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Law
ISBN : STANFORD:36105119616659

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H.R. 3532, the Antarctic Environmental Protection Act by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Science Pdf

Author : Gillian Doreen Triggs,Anna Riddell
Publisher : British Institute for International & Comparative Law
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Antarctic Treaty system
ISBN : STANFORD:36105063752542

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Antarctica by Gillian Doreen Triggs,Anna Riddell Pdf

Since its inception almost 50 years ago, the Antarctic Treaty System has evolved to provide a stable and remarkably effective regime for management of the coldest, driest, and windiest continent on earth. New challenges to this legal regime are now posed by contemporary problems such as climate change, tourism, fishing, and whaling in the Southern Ocean. From State Parties to the web of treaties that make up the Antarctic system of governance, the 21st century brings new demands for environmental protection while ensuring reasonable access for scientists and tourists alike. The papers in this collection were presented at a conference organized by the British Institute of International and Comparative Law and the UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office to coincide with the Twenty-Ninth meeting of the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties held in Edinburgh in June 2006. The authors, experienced Antarctic 'watchers, ' discuss their views on: illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing; vessel-based pollution; navigation through ice-covered waters; Antarctic Treaty Secretariat; liability of operators and their States for environmental damage; and tourism. Included with these scholarly papers are all the international agreements that make up the Antarctic Treaty System along with the measures, decisions, and resolutions of the Twenty-Ninth Consultative Party Meeting and the Edinburgh Declaration supporting the scientific research of the forthcoming International Polar Year starting in March 2007

Author : Olav Schram Stokke,Davor Vidas
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Law
ISBN : 0521572371

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Governing the Antarctic by Olav Schram Stokke,Davor Vidas Pdf

After thirty-five years the regime based on the Antarctic Treaty is more vigorous than ever. Here leading scholars of international law and international relations examine the effectiveness and legitimacy of this regime by asking two questions: are current changes affecting the regime's ability to cope with major problems in the region, and how do those changes affect its standing amongst parties to the Treaty and in the wider international community? Individual chapters deal with the Antarctic regimes for marine living resources, mineral activities, environmental protection, and tourism. Throughout, a keen eye is kept on how those components interact and reinforce each other. This analysis is supported by in-depth studies of compatibility and tension between the Antarctic Treaty System and the international community at large. It also draws upon case studies of how domestic concerns and decision-making in four selected countries affect international co-operation in the Antarctic.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Law
ISBN : LOC:0017212866A

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S. 1427, the Antarctic Scientific Research, Tourism, and Marine Resources Act of 1993, to Implement the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Pdf

Distributed to some depository libraries in microfiche.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Law
ISBN : PSU:000019990118

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Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (Treaty Doc. 102-22) by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations Pdf

Author : Committee for Environmental Protection
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2016-09-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9874024100

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25 Years of the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty by Committee for Environmental Protection Pdf

The Committee for Environmental Protection endorsed this publication on the occasion of the 25th Anniversary of the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty. The Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty is the international agreement that establishes the framework for comprehensive protection of the Antarctic environment. It is commonly referred to as the Madrid Protocol. The Madrid Protocol was negotiated by the parties to the Antarctic Treaty between 1989 and 1991, following the failure to agree on an international regulatory instrument governing mining in Antarctica (the Convention on the Regulation of Antarctic Mineral Resource Activities, or CRAMRA). The adoption of the Madrid Protocol includes an indefinite prohibition on any activity relating to mineral resources, other than scientific research. The Protocol built on a range of environmental provisions agreed at several Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings (ATCM) since the signing of the Treaty including the 1964 Agreed Measures on the Conservation of Antarctic Fauna and Flora. It also picked up environmental management elements that had been developed during the CRAMRA negotiations (such as emergency response provisions), as well as previous work of the Scientific Committee of Antarctic Research (SCAR) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO), on waste management and marine pollution, respectively. The Protocol was opened for signature on 4 October 1991. It entered into force on 14 January 1998. The original 26 nations to sign the Madrid Protocol have now been joined by a further 11 nations.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Science
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Nature
ISBN : PSU:000021576829

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The Antarctic Environmental Protection Act of 1993 by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Science Pdf

Author : Davor Vidas
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2000-11-23
Category : Law
ISBN : 1139428144

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Protecting the Polar Marine Environment by Davor Vidas Pdf

How can we best protect the polar marine environment against pollution? Leading scholars on environmental law, the law of the sea, and Arctic and Antarctic affairs here examine this important question. To what extent do existing global instruments of environmental protection apply to the Arctic Ocean and the Southern Ocean? Can the arrangements adopted at regional, sub-regional and national levels provide adequate protection? This book examines and compares various levels of regulation in protecting the marine environment of the Arctic and Antarctic, with specific attention to land-based activities, radioactive waste dumping, and shipping in ice-covered waters. Developments since the establishment of the Arctic Council in 1996 and the entry into force of the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty in 1998 are also discussed. This is a volume that will appeal to polar specialists and to all those interested in environmental law and policy.