Antarctica, Viña del Mar and the 1990 UN debate

Bibliographic Data

ID9221908
AuthorsPeter J Beck (0009-0004-4155-4816, Kingston College, corresponding author)
Year1991
Volume27
Issue162
Pages211-216
Publication date1991-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolar Record (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0032-2474 • E-ISSN: 1475-3057
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0032247400012596
OpenAlexW2074762380
LanguageES
Citations received5
References cited6

The Xlth Antarctic Treaty Special Consultative Meeting in Viña del Mar, Chile (19 November to 6 December 1990) aired the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties' views on conservation, following the collapse of support for the minerals convention. Almost simultaneously at the United Nations Assembly in New York, the eighth successive annual discussion on Antarctica included the usual critique of the Treaty System's political and legal framework. The conservationist emphasis apparent in 1989 continued in 1990, accompanied by an attack on Antarctic science. Particular emphasis was placed on adverse environmental impacts from the crowding together of scientific stations. Treaty parties countered with their long-standing opposition to UN interference in Treaty matters. Resolutions on Antarctica sought to exclude South Africa from ATS activities and to consider the establishment of a UN international research station. The 1990 discussions showed that the Treaty System at its 30th anniversary fails to enjoy universal support, and contributed to an emerging debate on the merits of Antarctic science

Antarctic treaty · Convention · Geography · Opposition (politics) · Political science · Politics · Treaty · Arctic and Russian Policy Studies · International Maritime Law Issues · Law · Polar Research and Ecology

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