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Small Island States Threatened by Sea-Level Rise Jenny Grote Stoutenburg * Visiting Scholar, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA Received: 14 July 2010; revised: 6 December 2010; accepted: 10 December 2010 Abstract Some low-lying small island states are in danger of being rendered uninhabitable
, signed an important and innovative agreement (Climate Commission Agreement). This agreement – the text of which is attached as Appendix 1 below 2 – established a Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law. The Climate Commission Agreement is now open to accession by any
Part 1 Fathoming the Waters ∵ © koninklijke brill nv, leiden, ���5 | doi ��.��63/97890043030�0_003 CHAPTER 1 Small Island States and the Threat of Anthropogenic Climate Change 1.1 Introduction The present chapter sets the stage for the subsequent legal analysis by put- ting it in context from an
-General, UN Doc A/66/70/ Add.1 (11 April 2011), para. 233. The Law of the Sea and Ocean Governance Small Island States and the LOS Convention 30 Years On: Have the Benefi ts Been Realized? Ruth Davis* Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS), Faculty of Law, University of
part 2 Maritime Entitlements ∵ © koninklijke brill nv, leiden, ���5 | doi ��.��63/97890043030�0_004 CHAPTER 2 The Effect of Sea Level Rise on the Maritime Entitlements of Small Island States 2.1 Introduction In the previous chapter, it has been shown that low-lying atoll island states face the
existential threat that small island states like the Maldives face with the threat of rising waters accompanying climate change. At Copenhagen, the negotiations to replace the binding Kyoto Protocol quickly unraveled when it became clear that a group of large developing countries — the BASIC coalition that
existential threat that small island states like the Maldives face with the threat of rising waters accompanying climate change. At Copenhagen, the negotiations to replace the binding Kyoto Protocol quickly unraveled when it became clear that a group of large developing countries — the BASIC coalition that
‘there were large islands which were largely or completely uninhabited and small ones with dense populations which depend heavily upon the sea.’ Representatives of small island States, such as Micronesia, Fiji, Tonga, and Western Samoa, also argued that it was inequitable to deprive features of their
While children are universal, recognising and giving practical effect to their rights is not. Compliance with international obligations under the UNCRC imposes considerable demands on small developing nations, such as those found in the south Pacific region, where children make up over a third of the total population of many island states. Focussing on criminal and family law this paper considers how the local courts are engaging with the Convention and the challenges which arise in plural legal systems characterised by lack of legal reform and lack of resources, in which the contemporary experience of traditional social ordering may value children but not necessarily see them as right holders.