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Agreement for the Establishment of the Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law (COSIS)

In: The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law
Authors:
David Freestone Editor-in-Chief, IJMCL
Member, Committee of Legal Experts (COSIS)

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Richard Barnes Editor, Current Legal Developments, IJMCL

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Payam Akhavan Professor of International Law, Senior Fellow, Massey College, University of Toronto Toronto Canada
Chair, Committee of Legal Experts (COSIS)

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Online Publication Date:
18 Feb 2022
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Abstract

This contribution outlines the content of a new agreement, signed initially by Antigua and Barbuda and Tuvalu, that establishes a Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law. This Commission has, inter alia, the express power to request an advisory opinion from the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) on issues within the ITLOS jurisdiction relating to international law and climate change. The complementary initiative by Vanuatu to seek an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice through the UN General Assembly is also discussed. The text of the agreement is attached as an appendix at the end of this article.

Title:
Agreement for the Establishment of the Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law (COSIS)
Article Type:
Case Report
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/15718085-bja10087
Language:
English
Pages:
166–178
Keywords:
small island States; Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS); International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS); climate change; sea level rise; International Court of Justice (ICJ); UN General Assembly (UNGA); advisory opinion
In:
The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law
In:
Volume 37: Issue 1
Received:
31 Jan 2022
Accepted:
31 Jan 2022
Publisher:
Brill | Nijhoff
E-ISSN:
1571-8085
Print ISSN:
0927-3522
Subjects:
Law of the Sea, International Law

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