02866nam 2200541Ia 450 991045719430332120200520144314.01-74224-580-3(CKB)2550000000084528(EBL)836179(SSID)ssj0000644866(PQKBManifestationID)11370848(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000644866(PQKBWorkID)10680733(PQKB)10351365(MiAaPQ)EBC836179(Au-PeEL)EBL836179(CaPaEBR)ebr10524528(OCoLC)854968360(EXLCZ)99255000000008452820111102d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAustralia and the antarctic treaty system[electronic resource] 50 years of influence /edited by Marcus Haward and Tom GriffithsNew South Wales New South20111 online resource (433 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-74223-223-X 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,1991-201014 Environment15 Australia's Antarctic future; 16 Culture; Acronyms; References; IndexThe 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 theInternational lawAustraliaAntarcticaInternational statusHistoryElectronic books.International law300Haward Marcus878198Griffiths Tom878199MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457194303321Australia and the antarctic treaty system1960525UNINA