Description |
1 online resource (xix, 639 pages) |
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Contents |
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 -- 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 -- 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]. |
Summary |
Addresses legal issues of rising seas endangering the habitability and existence of island nations in the Pacific and Indian oceans. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Sea level -- Environmental aspects -- Islands of the Pacific.
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Sea level -- Environmental aspects. |
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Sea level. |
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Climatic changes -- Islands of the Pacific.
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Climatic changes. |
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Climatic changes -- Political aspects -- Islands of the Pacific.
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Climatic changes -- Political aspects. |
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Environmental refugees -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Islands of the Pacific.
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Environmental refugees. |
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Sea level -- Environmental aspects -- Islands of the Indian Ocean.
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Climatic changes -- Islands of the Indian Ocean.
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Climatic changes -- Political aspects -- Islands of the Indian Ocean.
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Environmental refugees -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Islands of the Indian Ocean.
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Liability for climatic change damages.
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Liability for climatic change damages. |
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Islands -- Law and legislation.
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Islands -- Law and legislation. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Author |
Gerrard, Michael, 1951- editor.
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Wannier, Gregory E., editor.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Threatened island nations. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013 9781107025769 (DLC) 2012029782 (OCoLC)810772729 |
ISBN |
9781139625616 (electronic book) |
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1139625616 (electronic book) |
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9781139198776 (electronic book) |
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1139198777 (electronic book) |
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9781139612593 (e-book) |
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113961259X (e-book) |
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9781139616317 |
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1139616315 |
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9781283943208 |
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1283943204 |
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9781107025769 |
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1107025761 |
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