• all international instruments regulating the protection of the Antarctic environment
• all relevant Australian legislation regulating the protection of the environment of the Australian Antarctic Territory
• a commentary on both the inter-national and Australian legal regime dealing with Antarctic environmental protection
• the impact of the 1991 Madrid Protocol on Environmental Protection upon both the international legal regime and also Australian law
• the effectiveness of Antarctic environmental protection instruments at Australian and international level
• a number of other key instruments and documents dealing with Antarctic environmental protection and marine living resource conservation.

Table of Contents

PART I: THE ANTARCTIC TREATY SYSTEM
CHAPTER 1: The Antarctic Treaty System and Environmental Protection
CHAPTER 2: Antarctic Treaty Instruments
CHAPTER 3: Measures and Recommendations adopted at Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings
CHAPTER 4: Conservation Measures adopted by the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources

PART II: AUSTRALIAN RESPONSES
CHAPTER 5: Australian Law and Policy for the Protection of the Antarctic Environment
CHAPTER 6: Australian Legislation
CHAPTER 7: Australian Antarctic Documents

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