The Antarctic TreatyAntarctic Treaty • February 27th, 2021
The Governments of Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Chile, the French Republic, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, the Union of South Africa, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America,
The Antarctic TreatyAntarctic Treaty • June 26th, 2023
The 12 nations listed in the preamble (below) signed the Antarctic Treaty on 1 December 1959 at Washington, D.C. The Treaty entered into force on 23 June 1961; the 12 signatories became the original 12 consultative nations.
ANTARCTIC TREATYAntarctic Treaty • April 23rd, 2015
* Article IX, paragraph 4, of the Antarctic Treaty provides that recommended measures "shall become effective when approved by all the Contracting Parties whose representatives were entitled to participate in the meetings held to consider those measures."
The formation of an Antarctic TreatyAntarctic Treaty • September 9th, 2021
In 1959, at the height of the cold war, a dozen countries managed to produce a short international agreement to co-operatively govern Antarctica, in a way that encouraged scientific endeavour and environmental protection.The resulting Antarctic Treaty has been one of the most successful international agreements ever made.
The Antarctic Treaty and related agreements, collectively known as the Antarctic Treaty System (ATS).Antarctic Treaty • September 28th, 2021
The treaty sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve, establishes freedom of scientific investigation, and bans military activity on the continent.
INTRODUCTIONAntarctic Treaty • February 18th, 2011
The Antarctic Treaty was adopted in 1959 to deal with a geopolitical vac- uum around the southern continent that was a source of tension and conflict. It was also inspired by the success of the scientific cooperation under the Interna- tional Geophysical Year, 1957–1958. The treaty created the conditions for Ant- arctica to become a continent for peaceful international scientific cooperation. In terms of its original purposes, the treaty has been a tremendous success. Even at times of considerable tension in regions close to Antarctica, the treaty regime of disarmament and peaceful cooperation in Antarctica has been maintained without interruption.
ANTARCTIC TREATYAntarctic Treaty • April 23rd, 2015
* Article IX, paragraph 4, of the Antarctic Treaty provides that recommended measures "shall become effective when approved by all the Contracting Parties whose representatives were entitled to participate in the meetings held to consider those measures."
