Based on the author's thesis (doctoral - University of Hamburg, 2014). Includes bibliographical references (pages [451]-476) and index.
Contents:
Small island states and the threat of anthropogenic climate change -- The effect of sea level rise on the maritime entitlements of small island states -- A new regime of stable maritime zones -- When do states disappear? Thresholds of effective statehood -- Who determines whether an island state has disappeared? -- The continued recognition of 'deterritorialized' island states -- The consequences of state extinction versus continued existence as a 'deterritorialized' state or legal entity sui generis -- Summary and conclusion : the limits of ex post solidarity in the context of climate change.
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