... even in respect of the environ-mental provisions – at the time of the adoption of the LOS Convention in 1982 or at the time of the adoption of the AEPS in 1991. Currently(as of 8 June 1999), ... with the ‘status of Antarctica’. Thus, all law of the sea issues, that do not impinge on the unresolvedproblem of the status of Antarctica (e.g., the regime of the high seas, the main prin-ciples ... notwithstanding their differences, both the Arctic and the Antarctic could be considered as ‘regions’ in the context of the contemporary law of the sea and the actual cooperation of states as to the demanding...