The Principle of Permanent Sovereignty over Natural Resources as an Anchor in Times of Sealevel Rise - Maintaining Rights over the Maritime Zone for the "Disappearing Islands"

The research project is based on the question of what happens with the sovereign rights over the maritime zone of the Island States, which will probably lose their status as a state in the near future, because the territory will disappear. The author focuses on the principle of permanent sovereignty over natural resources and tries to answer the question of whether this principle, if held by people rather than states, allows the people to maintain sovereign rights over the maritime zones of the island states. If this thesis is affirmed, which legal personality might be suitable for the people, and if this legal personality fits in the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea?

About the author

Mara Alin Brinke
r is a lawyer specializing in international arbitration and international litigation. Her research focuses on international law of the sea and international arbitration.

Summary

The research project is based on the question of what happens with the sovereign rights over the maritime zone of the Island States, which will probably lose their status as a state in the near future, because the territory will disappear. The author focuses on the principle of permanent sovereignty over natural resources and tries to answer the question of whether this principle, if held by people rather than states, allows the people to maintain sovereign rights over the maritime zones of the island states. If this thesis is affirmed, which legal personality might be suitable for the people, and if this legal personality fits in the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea?

Product details

• Authors: Mara Alin Brinker
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 25.04.2026
• EAN: 9783658505264
• ISBN: 978-3-658-50526-4
• No. of pages: 310
• Illustrations: XVII, 310 p. 2 illus. Textbook for German language market.
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; Climate Change, Internationales Öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht, International Relations, Environmental law, Public International Law, sovereignty, natural resources, UNCLOS, Sea level rise, legal geography, right to self-determination, Maritime Zones, Sovereignty of States, Permanent Sovereignty over Natural Resources, Disappearing Island States, Small Island Developing States