The Antarctic legal system - The protection of the environment of the polar regions Author Tamburelli G. (ed) Date 2008 Source IUCN (ID: MON-083162) Publisher | Place of publication Giuffrè Editore | Milan, Italy ISBN 88-14-14216-5 Pages 261 p. Document type Monography/book Language English Field of application International Country/Territory France, Peru, Russian Federation, India, Ukraine Subject Environment gen. Keyword Policy/planning Protected area Continental shelf Fishery management and conservation Liability/compensation Management/conservation Climate change Governance Hazardous substances Navigation Geographical area Arctic, Antarctica Abstract Notes on the legal regimes of the Polar regions (G.Tamburelli); Environmental awareness regarding the Arctic and Antarctic regions (L. del Castilllo Laborde); Protecting Polar regions from Persistant Organic Pollutants (O. Ferrajolo); Fisheries in the Antarctic and in the Arctic (G. Andreone); A greater knowledge of the effect of climate change on the oceans as an essential interpretational basis for future Polar sea navigation (D. Comba); An overview of Italian Polar research (R. Azzolini); some questions about responsibility inrelation to recent claims of ectended continental platform in Antarctica (Z. Drnas de Clément); The Antarctic Treaty secretariat: the first three year's experience (J. A. Consigli); Some notes on my personal experience setting up the Antarctic Treaty Secretariat (J. Huber); The Antarctic Liability Regime (R. Wolfrum;S. Wolf); The implementation of the Madrid Protocol on the protection of the Antarctic environment in by France (A. Choquet); The implementation of the Madrid Protocol on the environmental protection of Antarctica in the Indian legal system (M. Kumar Sinha); Peru and the environmental protection of Antarctica (A. Oyarce-Yuzzelli); The implementation of the Madrid Protocol in the Russian Federation (A. Shatunovskaya-Burnod); Implementation of Madrid Protocol provisions inUkrainian National legislation (V. Lytvynov, V. Svchenko, A. Fedchuk) Other references Treaty The Antarctic Treaty Treaty | Multilateral | Washington D.C. | Dec 1, 1959 Keyword: Research, Inspection, Institution, Military activities, Data collection/reporting, Monitoring, Nuclear energy Source: IUCN (ID: TRE-000457) Treaty Protocol to the Antarctic Treaty on Environmental Protection Treaty | Multilateral | Madrid | Oct 4, 1991 Keyword: International relations/cooperation, Dispute settlement, Protected area, Protection of habitats, Inspection, Research, Early warning system/emergency intervention system, Waste disposal, Data collection/reporting, International agreement-text, Liability/compensation, Minerals, Protection of species, Monitoring, Ecosystem preservation, EIA, Management/conservation, Waste management Source: IUCN (ID: TRE-001120)