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Gerrard Michael B

Threatened Island nations : Legal implications of rising seas and a changing climate - Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2013 - 639p xvii

Table of contents
Part I. Introduction:
1. Introduction Michael B. Gerrard and Gregory E. Wannier;
2. Sea level rise in a changing climate Mary-Elena Carr, Madeleine Rubenstein, Alice Graff and Diego Villareal; Part II. Sovereignty and Territorial Concerns:
3. When do states disappear? Thresholds of effective statehood and the continued recognition of 'deterritorialized' island states Jenny Grote Stoutenburg;
4. The nation ex-situ Maxine Burkett;
5. Introducing the law of the sea and the legal implications of rising sea levels Ann Powers;
6. Options to secure maritime jurisdictional claims in the face of global sea level rise Clive Schofield and David Freestone;
7. Sea level rise and maritime zones: preserving the maritime entitlements of 'disappearing' states Rosemary Rayfuse;
Part III. Resettlement Protections and Proposed Solutions:
8. Human rights and climate change: reflections on international legal issues and potential policy relevance Siobhan McInerney-Lankford;
9. Refugee and human rights protections for climate migrants in the international system Michele Klein Solomon and Koko Warner;
10. 'In the face of looming catastrophe': a treaty for climate change displaced persons and its discontents David Hodgkinson and Lucy Young;
11. The national immigration policy options: limits and potential Katrina Wyman;
12. Domestic law for resettlement of persons displaced by climate change Leslie Stein;
Part IV. Establishing Accountability:
13. Could a small island successfully sue a big emitter? Pursuing a legal theory and a venue for climate justice Jacob Werksman;
14. Making good the loss: an assessment of the loss and damage mechanism under the UNFCCC process Ilona Millar, Catherine Gascoigne and Elizabeth Caldwell;
15. Ocean acidification: international legal avenues under the UN convention on the law of the sea Dean Bialek; 16. Securing planetary life sources for future generations: legal actions deriving from the ancient sovereign trust obligation Mary Christina Wood, Stephen Leonard, Nicola Peart and Daniel Bart;
17. Transboundary climate challenge to coal: one small step against dirty energy, one giant leap for climate justice Maketo Robert, Leonito Bacalando, Jasper Teulings, Kristin Casper, Jan Srytr and Kristina Sabova.

ISBN: 9781107025769

Subjects--Topical Terms:
1. Sea Level - Environmental Aspects - Island Of The Pacific 2. Climate Changes - Political Aspects

Dewey Class. No.: 341.762000 / GER