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Threatened Island Nations
2013
Overview
Rising seas are endangering the habitability and very existence of several small island nations, mostly in the Pacific and Indian oceans. This is the first book to focus on the myriad legal issues posed by this tragic situation: if a nation is under water, is it still a state? Does it still have a seat at the United Nations? What becomes of its exclusive economic zone, the basis for its fishing rights? What obligations do other nations have to take in the displaced populations, and what are these peoples' rights and legal status once they arrive? Should there be a new international agreement on climate-displaced populations? Do these nations and their citizens have any legal recourse for compensation? Are there any courts that will hear their claims, and based on what theories? Leading legal scholars from around the world address these novel questions and propose answers.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Subject
/ Climatic changes -- Environmental aspects -- Islands of the Indian Ocean
/ Climatic changes -- Environmental aspects -- Islands of the Pacific
/ Climatic changes -- Political aspects -- Islands of the Indian Ocean
/ Climatic changes -- Political aspects -- Islands of the Pacific
/ Environmental refugees -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Islands of the Indian Ocean
/ Environmental refugees -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Islands of the Pacific
/ Islands
/ Islands -- Law and legislation
/ Liability for climatic change damages
/ Sea level -- Environmental aspects -- Islands of the Indian Ocean
/ Sea level -- Environmental aspects -- Islands of the Pacific
ISBN
9781107438606, 1107438608, 9781107025769, 1107025761
