Climate change and maritime boundaries : legal consequences of sea level rise

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Snjólaug Árnadóttir, 1987- author

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"The international law of the sea is premised on the fact that maritime entitlements are generated by the coast. This is rooted in the assumption that territory is permanent and, consequently, a re...

"The international law of the sea is premised on the fact that maritime entitlements are generated by the coast. This is rooted in the assumption that territory is permanent and, consequently, a relatively stable basis for the division of jurisdictional zones at sea. However, sea level rise and coastal erosion are currently tearing at the foundation of all maritime entitlements, in ways that were not anticipated by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (hereinafter UNCLOS or the Convention).1 This unprecedented situation has prompted the International Law Association (hereinafter ILA) to convene two Committees, one on the subject of baselines and another one addressing the effects of sea level rise on international law. Furthermore, the International Law Commission (hereinafter ILC or the Commission) recently added the topic 'sea level rise in relation to international law' to its longterm programme of work"--

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