Vaha, Milla (2024) Reparations for Loss and Damage? The Cosmopolitan Right in the Context of the Coloniality of Climate. In: The Palgrave Handbook of International Political Theory. International Political Theory . Palgrave Macmillan, London, pp. 113-131. ISBN 978-3-031-52242-0
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Loss and damage have become an important element of global climate negotiations. For many Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and other vulnerable societies loss and damage are already a part of their existence, as global warming and sea-level-rise threaten their territories and livelihoods in ways that are beyond adaptation and mitigation. From the perspective of SIDS, loss and damage is not merely a question of economics and sufficient finance mechanism to compensate these losses, but a matter of justice and survival. In this chapter I look at irreversible loss and damage through reparative justice, which recognises global responsibility for climate harm, as well as historical colonial responsibilities that have contributed to loss and damage. I propose that Kant’s cosmopolitan right and his criticism of colonialism can be used to draw connections between reparative justice and the coloniality of climate. I suggest that Kant’s vision of perpetual peace in which both the common ownership of the earth as well as the sovereign integrity of states are recognised can serve as a guarantee of non-repetition against future climate harm.
| Item Type: | Book Chapter |
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BJ Ethics J Political Science > JC Political theory J Political Science > JZ International relations |
| Divisions: | School of Law and Social Sciences (SoLaSS) |
| Depositing User: | Milla Vaha |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Jan 2025 23:38 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Jan 2025 23:41 |
| URI: | https://repository.usp.ac.fj/id/eprint/14695 |
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