Climate Change: Disappearing States, Migration, and Challenges for International Law

This Article discusses two inter-related issues: the legal implications of climate-induced migration and the phenomenon of ‘disappearing states’ through the lens of four case studies, Kivalina, Inuit, the Maldives, and Tuvalu. As early as 1990, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) re...

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Main Author: Atapattu, Sumudu
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: UW Law Digital Commons 2014
Subjects:
Environmental Law
International Law
inuit
Online Access:https://digitalcommons.law.uw.edu/wjelp/vol4/iss1/3
https://digitalcommons.law.uw.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1031&context=wjelp
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Summary:This Article discusses two inter-related issues: the legal implications of climate-induced migration and the phenomenon of ‘disappearing states’ through the lens of four case studies, Kivalina, Inuit, the Maldives, and Tuvalu. As early as 1990, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recognized that the greatest single impact of climate change may be on human migration. With sea level rise, Small Island States face the prospect of losing their territory. The Article discusses the challenges that these two issues pose for international law.

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