Environmental Change, Forced Displacement and International Law: from legal protection gaps to protection solutions

ISBN-13: 9781138560130 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 258 str.

Isabel M. Borges

Opis

This book explores the extent to which those suffering from forced cross-border displacement as a result of environmental change are protected under international law.

Spis treści

1. Introduction;  2. From environmental change to human displacement;  3. Protection Obligations of States under International Human Rights Law and Related Instruments;  4. Status and Protection Obligations of States under International Refugee Law;  5. Consolidating Protection for Environmental Displacement;  6. Conclusion;

O autorze

Isabel M. Borges is an Adjunct Associate Professor at BI, Department of Law and Governance, the Norwegian Business School and Guest Researcher at the Faculty of Law, Department of Public and International Law, University of Oslo, Norway.