Atoll Island States and International Law: Climate Change Displacement and Sovereignty 9783642381850, 3642381855

Atoll Island States exist on top of what is perceived to be one of the planet's most vulnerable ecosystems: atolls.

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Atoll Island States and International Law: Climate Change Displacement and Sovereignty
9783642381850, 3642381855

Atoll Island States exist on top of what is perceived to be one of the planet's most vulnerable ecosystems: atolls.

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This textbook, by three experts in the field, provides a comprehensive overview of international climate change law. Cli

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Displacement caused by climate change is an area of growing concern. With current rises in sea levels and changes to the

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While politicians debate whether or not climate change is real, extreme weather rages around the world. Whatever the cau

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Environmental migration is not new. Nevertheless, the events and processes accompanying global climate change threaten t

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This book focuses on one critical challenge: climate change. Climate change is predicted to lead to an increased intensi

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This book builds on the scholarship of the law of state jurisdiction, engaging with fundamental questions about states’

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"Climate change presents one of the greatest challenges of our time, and has become one of the defining issues of t

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This book explores the increasing concern over the extent to which those suffering from forced cross-border displacement

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Climate change presents one of the greatest challenges of our time, and has become one of the defining issues of the twe

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