02833nam 2200529Ia 450 991080719270332120230725060023.01-74224-580-3(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 statusHistoryInternational law300Haward Marcus878198Griffiths Tom1658900MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910807192703321Australia and the antarctic treaty system4087045UNINA