RE: Spy cameras to spot UK drivers' every move

[Blanchard_Michael () emc com]

On Wed, 16 Nov 2005 22:49:44 -0000, Drsolly <drsollyp () drsolly com> wrote:
> > Antarctica? At least it'd be quiet...
> Rockall's nice this time of year, and not too distant.

It'd be tempting - but as it's part of the UK; there'll probably be  
cameras installed there too.

dave


 not really a part of the UK, but not really not a part of the UK either...
It's awefully confusing if you ask me... The same way it's not really a part
of the US, Russia, Germany, India, Italy, etc...  Awefully confusing :-) 

Antarctic Treaty Summary - 

the Antarctic Treaty, signed on 1 December 1959 and entered into force on 23
June 1961, establishes the legal framework for the management of Antarctica;
the 27th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting was held in Cape Town, South
Africa in May-June 2004; at these periodic meetings, decisions are made by
consensus (not by vote) of all consultative member nations; at the end of
2003, there were 45 treaty member nations: 28 consultative and 17
non-consultative; consultative (decision-making) members include the seven
nations that claim portions of Antarctica as national territory (some claims
overlap) and 21 non-claimant nations; the US and Russia have reserved the
right to make claims; the US does not recognize the claims of others;
Antarctica is administered through meetings of the consultative member
nations; decisions from these meetings are carried out by these member
nations (with respect to their own nationals and operations) in accordance
with their own national laws; the year in parentheses indicates when an
acceding nation was accepted as a consultative member, while no date
indicates the country was an original 1959 treaty signatory; claimant
nations are - Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, New Zealand, Norway, and
the UK. Nonclaimant consultative nations are - Belgium, Brazil (1983),
Bulgaria (1998) China (1985), Ecuador (1990), Finland (1989), Germany
(1981), India (1983), Italy (1987), Japan, South Korea (1989), Netherlands
(1990), Peru (1989), Poland (1977), Russia, South Africa, Spain (1988),
Sweden (1988), Ukraine (1992), Uruguay (1985), and the US; non-consultative
members, with year of accession in parentheses, are - Austria (1987), Canada
(1988), Colombia (1989), Cuba (1984), Czech Republic (1993), Denmark (1965),
Estonia (2001), Greece (1987), Guatemala (1991), Hungary (1984), North Korea
(1987), Papua New Guinea (1981), Romania (1971), Slovakia (1993),
Switzerland (1990), Turkey (1995), and Venezuela (1999); Article 1 - area to
be used for peaceful purposes only; military activity, such as weapons
testing, is prohibited, but military personnel and equipment may be used for
scientific research or any other peaceful purpose; Article 2 - freedom of
scientific investigation and cooperation shall continue; Article 3 - free
exchange of information and personnel, cooperation with the UN and other
international agencies; Article 4 - does not recognize, dispute, or
establish territorial claims and no new claims shall be asserted while the
treaty is in force; Article 5 - prohibits nuclear explosions or disposal of
radioactive wastes; Article 6 - includes under the treaty all land and ice
shelves south of 60 degrees 00 minutes south and reserves high seas rights;
Article 7 - treaty-state observers have free access, including aerial
observation, to any area and may inspect all stations, installations, and
equipment; advance notice of all expeditions and of the introduction of
military personnel must be given; Article 8 - allows for jurisdiction over
observers and scientists by their own states; Article 9 - frequent
consultative meetings take place among member nations; Article 10 - treaty
states will discourage activities by any country in Antarctica that are
contrary to the treaty; Article 11 - disputes to be settled peacefully by
the parties concerned or, ultimately, by the ICJ; Articles 12, 13, 14 - deal
with upholding, interpreting, and amending the treaty among involved
nations; other agreements - some 200 recommendations adopted at treaty
consultative meetings and ratified by governments include - Agreed Measures
for Fauna and Flora (1964) which were later incorporated into the
Environmental Protocol; Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals
(1972); Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
(1980); a mineral resources agreement was signed in 1988 but remains
unratified; the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty
was signed 4 October 1991 and entered into force 14 January 1998; this
agreement provides for the protection of the Antarctic environment through
five specific annexes: 1) environmental impact assessment, 2) conservation
of Antarctic fauna and flora, 3) waste disposal and waste management, 4)
prevention of marine pollution, and 5) area protection and management; it
prohibits all activities relating to mineral resources except scientific
research; a permanent Antarctic Treaty Secretariat was established in 2004
in Buenos Aires, Argentina 
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