Implementing the Environmental Protection Regime for the Antarctic

Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii
Entry into Force of the Environmental Protocol and Implementation Issues: An Overview....Pages 1-17
Front Matter....Pages 19-19
Means and Methods of Implementation of Antarctic Environmental Regimes and National Environmental Instruments: An Exercise in Comparison....Pages 21-43
Port State Jurisdiction in Antarctica: A New Approach to Inspection, Control and Enforcement....Pages 45-69
Regulating Tourism in the Antarctic: Issues of Environment and Jurisdiction....Pages 71-90
Front Matter....Pages 91-91
Institutional Issues for the Antarctic Treaty System with the Protocol in Force: An Overview....Pages 93-106
The Committee for Environmental Protection: Its Establishment, Operation and Role within the Antarctic Treaty System....Pages 107-124
Establishment of an Antarctic Treaty Secretariat: Pending Legal Issues....Pages 125-140
The ATS on the Web: Introducing Modern Information Technology in Antarctic Affairs....Pages 141-159
Front Matter....Pages 161-161
Liability Annex or Annexes to the Environmental Protocol: A Review of the Process within the Antarctic Treaty System....Pages 163-180
The Legal Need for an Antarctic Environmental Liability Regime....Pages 181-197
The Prospects for an Antarctic Environmental Liability Regime....Pages 199-217
Front Matter....Pages 219-219
Relationship between the Environmental Protocol and UNEP Instruments....Pages 221-241
Towards Guidelines for Antarctic Shipping: A Basis for Cooperation between the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties and the IMO....Pages 243-259
The Antarctic Continental Shelf Beyond 200 Miles: A Juridical Rubik’s Cube....Pages 261-272
CCAMLR and the Environmental Protocol: Relationships and Interactions....Pages 273-284
Front Matter....Pages 285-285
Implementing the Environmental Protocol Domestically: An Overview....Pages 287-307
Australian Implementation of the Environmental Protocol....Pages 309-335
Implementation of the Antarctic Environmental Protocol by Chile: History, Legislation and Practice....Pages 337-353
A Self-Executing Treaty? Italian Legislation and Practice in Implementing the Environmental Protocol....Pages 355-377
Norway: Implementing the Protocol on Environmental Protection....Pages 379-397
Front Matter....Pages 285-285
South Africa: Implementing the Protocol on Environmental Protection....Pages 399-415
The United States: Legislation and Practice in Implementing the Protocol....Pages 417-437
Back Matter....Pages 439-448