Naslov
Sea Level Rise and Small Island States – Issues at the Crossroads between Human Rights, Statehood and International Responsibility

Autori
Leon Žganec-Brajša

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, pregledni

Knjiga
What’s new in human rights doctoral research A collection of critical literature reviews

Urednik/ci
De Perini, Pietro ; De Stefani, Paolo

Izdavač
Padova University Press

Grad
Padova

Godina
2023

Raspon stranica
141-162

ISBN
978-88-6938-347-2

Ključne riječi
sea level rise ; small island states ; climate change ; climate migration ; statehood ; responsibility for climate change

Sažetak
Interaction between climate change and human rights is a multi-faceted phenomenon. One particular aspect of it can be found within the situation of small island states faced with sea level rise, which will eventually render their territory submerged and populations resettled. This article aims at presenting key issues of how sea level rise indeed shapes international (human rights) law in regard of small island states and different players’ responsibilities in providing legal responses to situations of states being at risk of losing their territory and populations being in need to relocate, which will have lasting effect on many of their rights. In doing so, the article first conceptualizes the phenomenon of sea level rise and legal effects of it on small island states. Next, it analyses positions of different players in creating legal responses to this natural, but anthropogenic phenomenon. Namely, those are small island states, populations and big polluters.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Pravo

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