The book describes and analyses the content of the Draft Convention on the Regulation of Antarctic Mineral Resource Activities.

Inhalt
I. Introduction.- II. The Negotiating History.- III. Common and Conflicting Interests of the ATCPs.- IV. The Minerals Convention.- 1. Membership.- 2. Objectives and Principles.- 3. Protection of the Antarctic Environment.- 4. Area of Application.- 5. Sovereignty and Jurisdiction.- 6. Institutional Framework.- 7. Rules Governing Mineral Resource Activities.- 8. Inspection and Monitoring.- 9. Enforcement.- 10. Settlement of Disputes.- 11. The Reaction of the United Nations to the Negotiations on Antarctic Mineral Resource Activities.- V. CRAMRA and Beyond: Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty.- Appendixes.- A 1) Final Report of the Fourth Special Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting on Antarctic Mineral Resources.- A 2) Final Act of the Fourth Special Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting on Antarctic Mineral Resources.- A 3) Convention on the Regulation of Antarctic Mineral Resource Activities.- B Antarctic Treaty Recommendations.- C Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty..