Abstract
Institutions are barely present in the management of the Antarctic although a permanent secretariat, which is a joint organ of the consultative parties of the Washington Treaty, has been set up. More ample development of institutions does not seem to be required in view of the adoption of a “ natural reserve” scheme based on a ban on exploitation, compliance with which can easily be monitored. Institutions are even less of a factor in the Arctic. The Arctic Council is a diplomatic forum with no power of its own. From the – admittedly politically unrealistic – perspective of a sui generis legal regime guaranteeing the protection of the environment and adequate participation of indigenous peoples, the design of more elaborate institutional mechanisms seems to be required.
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