Threatened island nations : legal implications of rising seas and a changing climate /

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Addresses legal issues of rising seas endangering the habitability and existence of island nations in the Pacific and Indian oceans.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Gerrard, Michael, 1951- (Editor ), Wannier, Gregory E. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2013]
Temas:
Sea level > Environmental aspects > Islands of the Pacific.
Climatic changes > Islands of the Pacific.
Climatic changes > Political aspects > Islands of the Pacific.
Environmental refugees > Legal status, laws, etc. > Islands of the Pacific.
Sea level > Environmental aspects > Islands of the Indian Ocean.
Climatic changes > Islands of the Indian Ocean.
Climatic changes > Political aspects > Islands of the Indian Ocean.
Environmental refugees > Legal status, laws, etc. > Islands of the Indian Ocean.
Liability for climatic change damages.
Islands > Law and legislation.
Mer > Niveau > Aspect de l'environnement > Pacifique, Îles du.
Climat > Changements > Pacifique, Îles du.
Climat > Changements > Aspect politique > Pacifique, Îles du.
Mer > Niveau > Aspect de l'environnement > Indien, Îles de l'océan.
Climat > Changements > Indien, Îles de l'océan.
Climat > Changements > Aspect politique > Indien, Îles de l'océan.
Responsabilité pour dommages dus aux changements climatiques.
LAW > Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
Climatic changes
Climatic changes > Political aspects
Islands > Law and legislation
Liability for climatic change damages
Sea level > Environmental aspects
Inselstaat
Klimaänderung
Meeresspiegel
Recht
Oceania.
Islands.
Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean.
Climate change.
Water management.
Environmental refugees.
Legal status.
Disappearing States.
Indian Ocean > Islands of the Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean > Islands of the Pacific
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Sea level rise in a changing climate: what do we know? / Mary-Elena Carr [and others]
  • When do states disappear? : Thresholds of effective statehood and the continued recognition of "deterritorialized" island states / Jenny Grote Stoutenburg
  • The nation ex-situ / Maxine A. Burkett
  • Introducing the law of the sea and the legal implications of rising sea levels / Ann Powers and Christopher Stucko-- Options to protect coastlines and secure maritime jurisdictional claims in the face of global sea level rise / Clive Schofield and David Freestone
  • Sea level rise and maritime zones : preserving the maritime entitlements of 'disappearing' states / Rosemary Rayfuse
  • Human rights and climate change : reflections on international legal issues and potential policy relevance / Siobhán McInerney-Lankford
  • Protection of persons displaced as a result of climate change: existing tools and emerging frameworks / Michele Klein Solomon and Koko Warner
  • "In the face of looming catastrophe" : a convention for climate-change-displaced persons / David Hodgkinson and Lucy Young
  • The national immigration policy options : limits and potential / Katrina M. Wyman
  • Domestic law for resettlement of persons displaced by climate change / Leslie A. Stein
  • Could a small island successfully sue a big emitter? : Pursuing a legal theory and a venue for climate justice / Jacob David Werksman
  • Making good the loss : an assessment of the loss and damage mechanism under the UNFCCC process / Ilona Millar, Catherine Gascoigne, and Elizabeth Caldwell
  • Ocean acidification : international legal avenues under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea / Dean Bialek and Judah Ariel
  • Securing planetary life sources for future generations : legal actions deriving from the ancient sovereign trust obligation / Mary Christina Wood [and others]
  • Transboundary climate challenge to coal : one small step against dirty energy, one giant leap for climate justice / Maketo Robert [and others].

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