Background
Joyner, Christopher Clayton was born on May 16, 1948 in Aberdeen, Maryland, United States. Son of Houston Clay Joyner and Besse Hyde Sowers.
(Antarctica, the last great wilderness on earth, is a cont...)
Antarctica, the last great wilderness on earth, is a continent of extremes. It is the coldest, highest, driest, windiest, remotest, most desolate place on the planet. Yet despite these profoundly forbidding characteristics the Antarctic commons has attracted increasing political, economic, and diplomatic attention in recent years. This interest has been stimulated by the tremendous bounty of living marine resources, concern over ozone depletion and environmental degradation, and exaggerated public speculation about the potential of exploiting mineral wealth, especially hydrocarbons, on and around the continent. Governing the Frozen Commons examines the Antarctic Treaty System as a complex legal regime for managing resource activities in the Antarctic and assesses what innovative legal arrangements might be needed to regulate future political and economic developments there. In this study, Christopher C. Joyner analyzes a number of critical considerations affecting the circumpolar south, including the status of Antarctica as a global commons; the legal regime currently in place for managing Antarctic affairs; the legal, economic, and political implications of applying a common heritage of mankind regime to the Antarctic; the viability of the legal regimes now established for resource management, conservation, environmental protection, and scientific investigation in the Antarctic; and the prospect that Antarctica might be considered a world park.
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(In the freshest international law text in 20 years, Chris...)
In the freshest international law text in 20 years, Christopher C. Joyner offers a critical assessment of international legal rules in the early 21st century as they are applied by governments to the real world.
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(Antarctica and the Southern Ocean cover one-tenth of the ...)
Antarctica and the Southern Ocean cover one-tenth of the earth's surface. In a legal and environmental sense, Antarctica represents the geography of hope. It is the freshest and most pristine of regions, governed by a legal regime that offers Antarctica and its circumpolar water the unique possibility of becoming the world's first global wilderness preserve. But in today's age of resource scarcity, Antarctica still provokes much political, economic and legal debate. Over the past decade, international attention has increasingly focused on the legal status of the continent, the potential for hydrocarbon exploitation offshore, and opportunities for harvesting circumpolar living marine resources. In this fascinating treatment, Christopher C. Joyner undertakes the first serious examination of the intimate relationship between Antarctica and the law of the sea. Using Antarctica as a case study, Joyner probes large conceptual issues of ocean law and politics. He uses the intricate details of oceanography and law to unravel the dynamics of the Antarctic Treaty System. In doing so, he examines how the changing importance of Antarctic issues has affected the development of the law of the sea for the region, the ways in which states define their national interests, and the accommodation through various negotations that have contributed to the development of law for governing the Southern Ocean. While the study of law for the Antarctic is provocative in itself, this work goes much farther. The study critically analyzes the region's biogeography, the condition of sovereignty on the continent, the lawfulness of asserting jurisdictional zones offshore, and various legal implications for Antarctica's continental shelf, local island groups, circumpolar deep seabed, and the Southern Ocean's high seas. Moreover, the special legal efforts by the international community to protect the Antarctic seas from marine pollution and to conserve its living marine resources are comprehensively appraised. Thorough, authoritative, and objectively reasoned, Antarctica and the Law of the Sea provides an insightful assessment of how law can progressively develop for a resource-rich region of the world's ocean. As such, it should appeal to a broad range of international lawyers and social scientists who are interested in international relations, political economy, environmental politics, and the law of the sea.
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( Although the stability of the Persian Gulf region has b...)
Although the stability of the Persian Gulf region has been of rising importance since World War II, it was during the 1980s, when the Iran-Iraq War threatened to upset the balance of power in the region, that its importance became even more magnified. This collection of essays surveys the current state of that region, placing into clearer perspective the political, security, and diplomatic dimensions of the recently ended war. By reevaluating the political landscape of the Gulf, the book produces a gauge for better assessing those factors and forces that affected the conflict's outcome and that will continue to influence future political and security developments in the region. The volume begins with an introduction by the editor that examines the geography of the Gulf and the primary geopolitical factors that influenced perceptions of the region during the war. The essays are then divided into two sections covering Strategic and Political Dimensions and Diplomatic and Legal Dimensions. Topics covered in the first section include the roots of the crisis, Soviet, Israeli and Arab Gulf states' interests in the conflict, U.S. policy in the region, and the role of U.S. military forces. Section two discusses the reflagging of Kuwaiti tankers, the United Nations' involvement, and the cease-fire negotiations. The book concludes with a selected bibliography and an index. This study will be an important resource for courses in political science, diplomacy, and Mid-East history, as well as a significant addition to both public and university libraries.
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international relations educator
Joyner, Christopher Clayton was born on May 16, 1948 in Aberdeen, Maryland, United States. Son of Houston Clay Joyner and Besse Hyde Sowers.
Bachelor magna cum laude, Florida State University, 1970. Master of Arts, Florida State University, 1972. Master of Arts, Florida State University, 1973.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Virginia, 1977.
Co-director Center for Peace and Environmental Studies Florida State University, 1971-1973, instructor department government, 1972-1973. Assistant professor political science Muhlenberg College, 1977-1980. Visiting professor department government and foreign affairs University Virginia, 1980-1981.
Assistant professor political science George Washington University, Washington, 1981-1985, associate professor, 1985-1990, professor department political science and Elliott School International Affairs, 1991-1994. Professor department government school foreign service Georgetown University, since 1995. Director Institute Law, Science & Global Security, 2003—2010.
Editorial advisor International Legal Materials, 1988-1990. Visiting professor government, Dartmouth College, 1989, 91, 93, 95, 97. Professional lecturer School Advanced International Studies Johns Hopkins University, 1991, 92.
Editorial advisory board Rowman & Littlefield Public, Prentice Hall International Relations series, Transnat. Publications; editorial advisory council University Tasmania Antarctic and Southern Oceans Law and Policy Paper Series.
( Although the stability of the Persian Gulf region has b...)
(Antarctica, the last great wilderness on earth, is a cont...)
(Antarctica and the Southern Ocean cover one-tenth of the ...)
(In the freshest international law text in 20 years, Chris...)
(Volume Two:twelve studies. Law of the Sea, financial resp...)
Governing board, board directors Academy Council on the United Nations Systems, 1999-2002, vice-chairman governing board, 2001. With United States Army Reserve, 1970-1976. Member American Political Science Association, American Society International Law (life, executive committee 1984-1987, 1997-2000), Antarctican Society (board directors 1984-1987), International Studies Association (president international law section 1985-1986, 1997-1998, member governing council 1985-1986, 96-97, national vice president 2004-2006), International Law Association, Law of Sea Institute, National Eagle Scout Association, United Nations Association, Golden Key Honorary Society, Raven Society Honorary, Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Sigma Alpha, Phi Theta Kappa, Phi Alpha Theta.
Married Nancy Douglas, December 27, 1972. Children: Kristin Elizabeth, Clayton Douglas.