International Law as an Adaptation Measure to Sea-level Rise and Its Impacts on Islands and Offshore Features
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Tarih
2019
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Martinus Nijhoff Publ
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info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
Climate change-induced sea-level rise will result in the partial or complete inundation of low-lying coastal areas and insular features. The consequences of this include the loss of baselines from which maritime zones are established. The loss of baselines raises a number of legal questions, in particular concerning the legal status of maritime entitlements and in some cases the potential loss of statehood. Solutions proposed include maintaining existing baselines or outer limits of maritime zones, or the construction de novo of artificial islands. This article examines the current state of international law under the international climate-change regime and the law of the sea in relation to adaptation and adaptive measures, such as maintaining of baselines, island fortification and the construction of artificial islands. In addition, the article explores the question as to whether measures such as maintaining baselines would constitute adaptive measures under the existing climate-change regime.
Açıklama
Conference on Climate Change and the Law of the Sea - Adapting the Law of the Sea to Address the Challenges of Climate Change -- MAR, 2018 -- Natl Univ Singapore, Ctr Int Law, Singapore, SINGAPORE
Anahtar Kelimeler
Climate Change, Baselines, Low-Lying Coastal Areas, İslands, Adaptation
Kaynak
International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law
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Q3
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Q2
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34
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3
