Integrating Climate Change into Global Ocean Governance The ITLOS Advisory Opinion on the Specific Obligations of State Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

Deng, Yuncheng and Zhang, Haiwen and Pratap, Arti and Failou, Bradlee and Hussain, Ahmed and Putri, Hertria Maharani (2024) Integrating Climate Change into Global Ocean Governance The ITLOS Advisory Opinion on the Specific Obligations of State Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Journal of Island and Marine Studies, 1 (1). pp. 1-17. ISSN 3047-406X

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Abstract

Climate change is having a significant impact on small island states and theadaptation to climate change is likely to become increasingly critical as the
phenomenon intensifies. Despite growing attention to the effects of climate change
on small island states, substantive progress remains limited. In order to obtain more
multi-dimensional solutions for the climate crisis, the Commission of Small Island
States on Climate Change and International Law submitted a request for an Advisory
Opinion from the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea on 12 December 2022.
After going through written proceedings, oral proceedings, etc., the tribunal
delivered a unanimous Advisory Opinion in this Case on 21 May 2024. The replies to
two questions may mark the beginning of a new era for incorporating climate change
into global ocean governance.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	climate change; small island states; Advisory Opinion; ITLOS; UNCLOS; ocean governance; international law
Subjects:	Q Science > Q Science (General) Q Science > Q Science (General) > Q1-390 Science (General)
Divisions:	School of Agriculture, Geography, Environment, Ocean and Natural Sciences (SAGEONS)
Depositing User:	Arti Pratap
Date Deposited:	06 Aug 2025 03:21
Last Modified:	06 Aug 2025 03:21
URI:	https://repository.usp.ac.fj/id/eprint/15096

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