The United States Antarctic Regulation and its interacction with the international law

Abstract

This paper seeks to characterize the United States Antarctic regulation. It identified some central aspects that have defined the physiognomy, the evolution and the interaction of the US domestic law with the international law. In this context of analysys it is held that in the U.S exists an organic and systematic Antarctic regulation, that rules the activities of institutions and citizens in the Antarctic. Furthermore, preserves the U.S national interests in the Antarctic. In addition, it provides background on how Antarctic international law has materialized in the U.S, identifying convergent and differentiating elements between that domestic legal system and the evolution of the international law on Antarctic matters.