Environmental Change, Forced Displacement and International Law - From Legal Protection Gaps to Protection Solutions

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.

List of contents

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;

About the author

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.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Isabel M. Borges
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781138560130
• ISBN: 978-1-138-56013-0
• No. of pages: 258
• Series: Law and Migration; Law and Migration
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Mercantile and commercial law; LAW / General, LAW / International, LAW / Environmental, LAW / Civil Rights, LAW / Comparative, LAW / Emigration & Immigration, Environmental law, Environment law, Public international law: human rights, International human rights law, Asylum Law