Francioni, Francesco Keywords: Antarctica | Natural resources | Environmental protection | Mots clefs: Antarctique | Ressources naturelles | Protection de la nature et de l environnement | ABSTRACT Over the past twenty years the legal system of the Antarctic has undergone a remarkable evolution. At the same time, the originating instrument, the treaty of Washington of 1959, has not undergone any modifications. Francesco Francesconi, Professor at the University or Sienna, starts his course by presenting the Treaty, and inte…

M. W. Mouton, Dr. Keywords: Antarctica | Arctic | International regime | Mots clefs: Antarctique | Arctique | ABSTRACT Mr. Mouton begins his course on the International Regime of Polar Regions in considerations of the ice formation: does the fact about the ice covered sea change the status of the international regime? The author then examines the economic aspects as well as the strategic aspects of the regimes. He also focuses on their political aspects, and then presents, in more detail, the Antarctic Treaty. M. Mouton commence son cours sur le régime international des régions…

E. Guyer, Roberto Keywords: Antarctica | Treaties | Mots clefs: Antarctique | Traité | ABSTRACT Roberto Guyer points out that the Antarctic system has two interesting aspects. First, the era (1973) of rapid change, and second, the ordinary rules of international law, which usually target regions in which the climate allows the settlement of human beings, are difficult to apply to Antarctica. The author, after a presentation of the main legal and scientific aspects of the issues, first examines the Antarctic Tr…

Dollot, René Keywords: Antarctica | Arctic | Mots clefs: Antarctique | Arctique | ABSTRACT The main purpose of Rene Dollot’s course is to present an objective account of the problems of sovereignty that have arisen from the exploration and development of the underprivileged regions of the northern and southern hemisphere. The course is an elaboration of the diplomatic and legal issues raised by the advent of the Arctic and Antarctic at the international level. Le cours de René Dollot se propose essentiellement de présenter un exposé objectif des problèmes de souverain…