Facilitating the Resettlement and Rights of Climate Refugees : An Argument for Developing Existing Principles and Practices.
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- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781351175692
- 362.87
- KZ6530 .K468 2018
Cover -- Half title -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Table of contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of acronyms -- Introduction -- I. A problem that cannot be ignored -- II. The potential for solutions -- 1 Defining the 'legal hole' -- I. Introduction -- II. Mapping the legal framework -- III. Analysing the legal framework -- IV. The way forward -- V. Obstacles on the way to effective regulation -- VI. Conclusion -- 2 Why 'climate refugees'? -- I. Introduction -- II. The refugee definition: an evolving concept -- III. Addressing the 'why not' arguments -- IV. How to identify the relationship between climate change and forced migration? -- V. Will states accept a new category of climate refugee? -- VI. Conclusion -- 3 Climate-induced migration and international environmental law -- I. Introduction -- II. Why environmental law? Three key factors/elements -- III. Approaching climatr-induced migration: beyond the environmental regime -- IV. Conclusion -- 4 Filling the institutional gap -- I. Introduction -- II. The lead agencies: UNHCR and IOM -- III. Remedying the institutional gap -- IV. Conclusion -- Conclusion: cautious optimism? -- I. Final observations -- II. Future research agenda -- Selected bibliography -- Index.
Addressing the regulation of climate refugees through a unique collaboration between a refugee lawyer and an environmental lawyer, this book will be of great interest to scholars and professionals in fields including international law, environmental studies, refugee studies and international relations.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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