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21 Wis. Int'l L.J. 409 (2003)
The Common Heritage of Mankind Principle and Deep Seabed, Outer Space, and Antarctica: Will Developed and Developing Nations Reach a Compromise

handle is hein.journals/wisint21 and id is 417 raw text is: THE COMMON HERITAGE OF MANKIND PRINCIPLE AND THE DEEP SEABED, OUTER SPACE, AND ANTARCTICA: WILL DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING NATIONS REACH A COMPROMISE? JENNIFER FRAKES* I. INTRODUCTION Imagine a time, years into the future, when resources are scarce. People do not have enough fuel to heat their homes or to power their vehicles. Everyday products are in short supply be- cause the mineral supply needed to produce them has depleted. Even more, the accessible freshwater reserves are running dan- gerously low. How will countries protect the needs of their citi- zens? One solution will be to derive whatever benefits possible from the deep seabed, outer space, and Antarctica. But confu- sion exists as to who owns the rights to these resources. If no agreement is reached as to how countries will share in the re- sources of these regions, thought to be owned by all of mankind, conflict will inevitably ensue. What happens when certain areas are thought to be owned by all of mankind? The common heritage of mankind principle (common heritage principle) is not clearly defined.' Part II of this article examines the common heritage principle generally. Part III discusses its application to the deep seabed, and the con- flict that arose between developed and developing nations2 from its implementation in the Third United Nations Law of the Sea University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2000; J.D., University of Wisconsin Law School, 2003. I would like to thank my mother Diane, my grandparents, Paul and Janet, and Mike for their continued love and support. PETER MALANCZUK, AKEHURST'S MODERN INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL LAW 208 (7th ed. 1997). 2 Developed nations refer to those with the technology and resources to exploit common heritage regions. These are typically capitalist countries. Developing nations are those who lack the means to exploit resources from such areas. These nations now suffer or have suffered in the past from economic difficulty and have not yet experienced technological growth comparable to that of developed coun- tries like the United States.

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