Antarctic Mineral Exploitation The Emerging Legal Framework

Name: Antarctic Mineral Exploitation The Emerging Legal Framework
Price: 70.48 USD
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9780521100076

ISBN-10: 0521100070

ISBN-13: 9780521100076

Edition: 2009

Authors: Francisco Orrego Vicuna

List price: $66.99

30 day, 100% satisfaction guarantee!

Marketplace

1 new & used from $70.48

what's this?

Rush Rewards U
Members Receive:

You have reached 400 XP and carrot coins. That is the daily max!

Description:

The system of international co-operation in the Antarctic has been evolving rapidly since the signing of the Antarctic Treaty in 1959. Inextricably linked to this co-operation is the question of the rational management of Antarctic resources. In this book Professor Orrego Vicuna examines in depth the legal framework - the Antarctic Treaty, sovereignty, jurisdiction and the law of the sea - as it relates to the exploitation of Antarctic minerals. This is fast becoming a live issue with the ever-growing potential for the development of these resources. The first part of the book examines the main characteristics of the international legal framework governing the co-operation of states in…

Book details

List price: $66.99
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 1/18/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 636
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.090
Language: English




The international legal framework of Antarctic co-operation and the development of resources



The evolution of the system of Antarctic co-operation and the influence of the development of resources



The Antarctic legal system and the development of a norm-creating function in the field of natural resources



Antarctic sovereignty and jurisdiction: new approaches for a resources policy



The Law of the Sea in the Antarctic Treaty system: its evolution: the light of the resources regime



Alternative approaches to the conservation and development of Antarctic minerals: the process of internal accommodation: 5. Basic elements of the regime for the exploration and exploitation of Antarctic mineral resources



Special policies pursued by the mineral resources regime



The distribution of powers within the regime: models and alternatives for accommodation



The institutional system of the mineral regime



Issues and options relating to the external accommodation



Participation of States other than the Consultative Parties in the Antarctic Treaty system



The Antarctic Treaty system and the international community



Conclusions