ISBN |
9781742232232 (hbk.) |
Author |
Griffiths, Tom (author) |
Title |
Australia and the Antarctic Treaty system : 50 years of influence / edited by Marcus Haward and Tom Griffiths. |
Other title |
Australia and the Antarctic Treaty system : fifty years of influence |
Publisher and/or associated date/s |
Sydney : University of New South Wales Press, 2011. |
Description |
xvii, 414 pages : illustrations, facsim., colour map, portraits ; 25 cm. |
Note |
Colour maps on lining papers. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
'Our great frozen neighbour': Australia and Antarctica before the treaty, 1880-1945 -- Sovereignty -- Australia and the negotiation of the Antarctic treaty -- Law -- Already a special case? Australian Antartctic policy in the first decade of the Antarctic treaty -- Science -- Managing marine living resources, the 1970s-1990s -- Mapping -- Australia, the United Nations and the question of Antartctica -- Resources -- Mining and 'world park Antarctica', 1982-1991 -- Diplomacy -- The protocol in action, 1991-2010 -- Environment -- Australia's Antartctic future -- Culture. |
Summary |
The 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. |
Subjects |
Australia. -- Antarctic Division |
Antarctic Treaty system |
International law |
Antarctica |
Antarctica -- International status |
Other Authors &/or Associated Persons |
Haward, M. G. (Marcus G.) (author) |
Griffiths, Tom, 1957- (author) |
Call number |
2022.005 |