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

Publication Info. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.

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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.
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Subject Sea level -- Environmental aspects -- Islands of the Pacific.
Sea level -- Environmental aspects.
Sea level.
Climatic changes -- Islands of the Pacific.
Climatic changes.
Climatic changes -- Political aspects -- Islands of the Pacific.
Climatic changes -- Political aspects.
Environmental refugees -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Islands of the Pacific.
Environmental refugees.
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.
Liability for climatic change damages.
Islands -- Law and legislation.
Islands -- Law and legislation.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Gerrard, Michael, 1951- editor.
Wannier, Gregory E., editor.
Other Form: Print version: Threatened island nations. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013 9781107025769 (DLC) 2012029782 (OCoLC)810772729
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