Noorda, Aylin Yildiz,

Climate Change, Disasters and People on the Move : Providing Protection under International Law / Providing Protection under International Law Aylin Yildiz Noorda. - 1 online resource. - World Trade Institute Advanced Studies ; 11 . - World Trade Institute Advanced Studies ; 11. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Table of Materials -- Introduction -- 1The Need to Provide International Protection to Persons Mobile in the Context of Disasters and Climate Change -- 1Human Mobility in the Context of Disasters and Climate Change as a Complex Problem -- 2International Protection as a Solution -- 2.1The Notion of International Protection in International Law -- 2.2Conceptualising the International Protection of Persons Mobile in the Context of Disasters and Climate Change -- 3Towards International Protection: The Global Compact on Refugees and the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration -- 3.1The Notion of a Global Compact -- 3.2International Protection and the Global Compact on Refugees -- 3.3International Protection and the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration -- 3.4Future Implications -- 4Conclusion -- 2Mapping the Legal Gaps -- 1Relevant International Treaty Regimes -- 1.1International Refugee Regime -- 1.2International Climate Change Regime -- 1.3International Desertification Regime -- 1.4International Labour Regime -- 1.5International Trade Regime -- 1.6International Human Rights Regimes -- 2Relevant International Rules and Principles -- 2.1Non-refoulement -- 2.2Protection in the Event of Displacement -- 2.3Protection in the Event of Disasters -- 3A Novel Challenge: Sea-Level Rise and International Law -- 4Conclusion -- 3Legal Gaps in Action – Insights from the Pacific Island States -- 1Setting the Scene -- 2Human Mobility in the Context of Disasters and Climate Change in the Region -- 2.1Comparing the Pathways for Inter- and Intra-regional Movement -- 2.2The Prospects for a ‘Regional’ Approach to Human Mobility: pacer Plus, Free Movement and Labour Mobility -- 3Learning from the Domestic Approaches to Protection -- 3.1The Notion of Planned Relocation and the Pacific Island States -- 3.2Planned Relocation Policy of Vanuatu -- 3.3Planned Relocation Policy of Fiji -- 4Conclusion -- 4The International Protection of Persons Mobile in the Context of Disasters and Climate Change as a Community Interest -- 1The Theory of Community Interests in International Law -- 1.1Revival and Content -- 1.2Legal Effects: Obligations Erga Omnes as a Reflection of Community Interests -- 2Application of a Community Interest Approach: Towards an Obligation Erga Omnes to Protect Persons Mobile in the Context of Disasters and Climate Change -- 2.1Identification -- 2.2Pathways to Using the Existing Procedural Aspects of International Law -- 2.3Pathways to Using the Follow-Up and Review Mechanisms of the Global Compact for Migration and the Global Compact on Refugees -- 3Conclusion -- 5The International Protection of Persons Mobile in the Context of Disasters and Climate Change as a Common Concern of Humankind -- 1The Theory of the Common Concern of Humankind in International Law -- 1.1Emergence and Expressions -- 1.2Legal Effects: Treaty Regimes as a Reflection of Common Concerns -- 2The Application of a Common Concern Approach: Towards a New Treaty Regime -- 2.1A Novel Duty to Cooperate -- 2.2A Novel Duty to Act -- 3Conclusion -- Conclusion Summary and Outlook -- 1International Protection and Human Mobility in the Context of Disasters and Climate Change -- 2Lessons Learnt about Community Interests and Common Concerns -- 3Outlook -- Bibliography -- Index.

Around the world, people are moving due to disasters and climate change. In this book, Dr. Aylin Noorda proposes an international minimum standard to protect the rights of those people, as a common concern of humankind and a community interest.

9789004522367 9789004522268

10.1163/9789004522367 DOI


Environmental & Energy Law.
International Law.
International Law: General Interest.

KZ3275

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