Disaster, Displacement and International Law: Legal Protections in the Context of a Changing Climate
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Data de Publicação: | 2020 |
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Resumo: | As the number of people displaced by disaster reaches record highs, this article describes how international law is relevant to disaster displacement, how refugee law is probably not the answer, and synthesises recent developments into contemporary application. New interpretations of international human rights law have advanced legal protections such that planning and preparedness to address future disasters now form an express component of states’ international legal obligations. At the same time, climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, exacerbating factors that cause disaster and displacement and rendering the effective implementation of international law more difficult. The further ‘othering’ of migrants during the Covid-19 pandemic could stymie the realisation of protections as national governments close borders, anti-immigration sentiment is stoked, and economies decline. |
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Disaster, Displacement and International Law: Legal Protections in the Context of a Changing Climateclimate change; disaster; displacement; international law; migrationAs the number of people displaced by disaster reaches record highs, this article describes how international law is relevant to disaster displacement, how refugee law is probably not the answer, and synthesises recent developments into contemporary application. New interpretations of international human rights law have advanced legal protections such that planning and preparedness to address future disasters now form an express component of states’ international legal obligations. At the same time, climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, exacerbating factors that cause disaster and displacement and rendering the effective implementation of international law more difficult. The further ‘othering’ of migrants during the Covid-19 pandemic could stymie the realisation of protections as national governments close borders, anti-immigration sentiment is stoked, and economies decline.Cogitatio2020-12-10info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v8i4.3311oai:ojs.cogitatiopress.com:article/3311Politics and Governance; Vol 8, No 4 (2020): The Politics of Disaster Governance; 270-2802183-2463reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPenghttps://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/view/3311https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v8i4.3311https://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/view/3311/3311Copyright (c) 2020 Miriam Cullenhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCullen, Miriam2022-10-21T16:03:02Zoai:ojs.cogitatiopress.com:article/3311Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T16:13:43.849610Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Disaster, Displacement and International Law: Legal Protections in the Context of a Changing Climate |
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Disaster, Displacement and International Law: Legal Protections in the Context of a Changing Climate |
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Disaster, Displacement and International Law: Legal Protections in the Context of a Changing Climate Cullen, Miriam climate change; disaster; displacement; international law; migration |
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Disaster, Displacement and International Law: Legal Protections in the Context of a Changing Climate |
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Disaster, Displacement and International Law: Legal Protections in the Context of a Changing Climate |
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Disaster, Displacement and International Law: Legal Protections in the Context of a Changing Climate |
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Disaster, Displacement and International Law: Legal Protections in the Context of a Changing Climate |
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Disaster, Displacement and International Law: Legal Protections in the Context of a Changing Climate |
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Cullen, Miriam |
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Cullen, Miriam |
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Cullen, Miriam |
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climate change; disaster; displacement; international law; migration |
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climate change; disaster; displacement; international law; migration |
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As the number of people displaced by disaster reaches record highs, this article describes how international law is relevant to disaster displacement, how refugee law is probably not the answer, and synthesises recent developments into contemporary application. New interpretations of international human rights law have advanced legal protections such that planning and preparedness to address future disasters now form an express component of states’ international legal obligations. At the same time, climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, exacerbating factors that cause disaster and displacement and rendering the effective implementation of international law more difficult. The further ‘othering’ of migrants during the Covid-19 pandemic could stymie the realisation of protections as national governments close borders, anti-immigration sentiment is stoked, and economies decline. |
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