Decree 1747 of 1940

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Decree 1747 of 1940 is a Chilean legal instrument that formally established and delimited Chile’s claim to the Chilean Antarctic Territory.


Statements (28)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Chilean legal instrument
decree
appliesTo sector of Antarctica claimed by Chile
territory south of the American continent
basisFor subsequent Chilean Antarctic legislation
category Antarctic law
Chilean public law
country Chile
date 1940
defines boundaries of the Chilean Antarctic Territory
establishesClaimOver Chilean Antarctic Territory
governs scope of Chilean sovereignty claim in Antarctica
historicalSignificance first formal Chilean legal act defining its Antarctic sector
issuedBy Government of Chile
jurisdiction Republic of Chile
language Spanish
legalEffect formalized Chile’s assertion of sovereignty over a sector of Antarctica
legalNature unilateral act of the Chilean executive power
legalStatus in force at time of enactment
partOf Chilean Antarctic policy
purpose to delimit the Chilean Antarctic Territory
to establish Chilean claim to the Chilean Antarctic Territory
regionConcerned Antarctica
relatedTo Antarctic territorial claims
Chilean Antarctic Territory
subject Chilean Antarctic Territory
typeOfClaim territorial claim in Antarctica
year 1940

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Chilean Antarctic Territory
legalBasisOfClaim

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