Governing the Frozen Commons - Antarctic Regime and Environmental Protection (Paperback, New)

Antarctica, the last great wilderness on earth, is a continent of extremes. It is the coldest, highest, driest, windiest, remotest, most desolate place on the planet. Yet despite these profoundly forbidding characteristics the Antarctic commons has attracted increasing political, economic, and diplomatic attention in recent years. This interest has been stimulated by the tremendous bounty of living marine resources, concern over ozone depletion and environmental degradation, and exaggerated public speculation about the potential of exploiting mineral wealth, especially hydrocarbons, on and around the continent. Governing the Frozen Commons 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. In this study, Christopher C. Joyner analyzes a number of critical considerations affecting the circumpolar south, including the status of Antarctica as a global commons; the legal regime currently in place for managing Antarctic affairs; the legal, economic, and political implications of applying a common heritage of mankind regime to the Antarctic; the viability of the legal regimes now established for resource management, conservation, environmental protection, and scientific investigation in the Antarctic; and the prospect that Antarctica might be considered a world park.

General

Imprint:	University of South Carolina Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Governing the Global Commons
Release date:	December 1998
First published:	November 1998
Authors:	Christopher C. Joyner
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	352
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-57003-274-5
Categories:	Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Management of land & natural resources Books > Law > International law > Public international law > International law of territories Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Conservation of the environment > General
LSN:	1-57003-274-2
Barcode:	9781570032745

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