澳大利亚南极外大陆架划界案评析

An Analysis on Australian Submission for Delimitation in Outer Limits of Continental Shelves Related to Antarctic Area

2004年,澳大利亚在7个南极主权要求国中率先向联合国大陆架界限委员会提交进入南纬60°以南——《南极条约》适用区域的200海里外大陆架划界申请案。1在坚持"南极主权"的前提下,澳大利亚对南极领地外大陆架与亚南极岛屿外大陆架划界问题采取了高度灵活的区分政策,在维持其南极领土主张现状的同时,又通过对《南极条约》体系及《联合国海洋法公约》巧妙地解读与运用,确保了本国利益的最大化。不过,由此引发的相关国际法问题还有待进一步剖析和解决。

Australia has taken the lead to make the submission for the delimitation in outer limits of conti- nental shelves beyond 200 nautical miles which penetrate into the Antarctic Treaty area south of 60°S to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf （CLCS） among seven Antarctic sovereignty claimants in 2004. Australia has adopted highly flexible policies on the issue of delimiting the outer limits of continental shelves beyond 200 nautical miles between Australian Antarctic Territory and Sub-Antarctic islands on the premise of insisting in its ＂Antarctic sovereignty＂ . Australia not only maintains the status quo of its claim to Antarctic territorial sovereignty but also guarantees national interest maximization by tactful interpretation and utilization of the Antarctic Treaty System as well as United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea （UNCLOS）. However, the international legal issues caused by the submissions are needed to be analyzed and solved.