Threatened island nations : legal implications of rising seas and a changing climate / edited by Michael B. Gerrard, Gregory E. Wannier.

Other author Gerrard, Michael, 1951-
Other author Wannier, Gregory E.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Descriptionxix, 639 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm
Subjects
Sea level--Environmental aspects. --Islands of the Pacific.
Climatic changes--Environmental aspects. --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--Environmental aspects. --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.

Contents Sea level rise in a changing climate / Mary-Elena Carr ... [et al.] -- When do states disappear? : Thresholds of effective statehood and the continued recognition of "deterritorialized" island states / Jenny Grote Stoutenburg -- The nation ex-situ / Maxine Burkett -- Introducing the law of the sea and the legal implications of rising sea levels / Ann Powers -- Options to 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 / Siobhan McInerney-Lankford -- Refugee and human rights protections for climate migrants in the international system / Michele Klein Solomon and Koko Warner -- "In the face of looming catastrophe" : a treaty for climate change displaced persons and its discontents / David Hodgkinson and Lucy Young -- The national immigration policy options : limits and potential / Katrina Wyman -- Domestic law for resettlement of persons displaced by climate change / Leslie Stein -- Could a small island successfully sue a big emitter? : Pursuing a legal theory and a venue for climate justice / Jacob 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 -- Securing planetary life sources for future generations : legal actions deriving from the ancient sovereign trust obligation / Mary Christina Wood ... [et al.] -- Transboundary climate challenge to coal : one small step against dirty energy, one giant leap for climate justice / Maketo Robert ... [et al.].
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2012029782
ISBN9781107025769 (hardback)
ISBN1107025761 (hardback)

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