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Geographical Change and the Law of the Sea
This book investigates the consequences of geographical change and climate change on State jurisdiction in the sea. It considers the effects of shifting coastlines on territorial sovereignty, population displacement, and the idea of 'legal extinction' of a State.
| Author(s) | By Kate Purcell (Postdoctoral Fellow, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of New South Wales). |
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| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 324 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 26 Dec 2019 |
| Availability | Available |
This book investigates the consequences of geographical change and climate change on State jurisdiction in the sea. It considers the effects of shifting coastlines on territorial sovereignty, population displacement, and the idea of 'legal extinction' of a State.
Tables Abbreviations Introduction: The Legal Terrain 1. Geography in the Law of the Sea 2. UNCLOS and the 'Ambulatory Thesis' 3. Article 7(2) and the Special Case of Deltaic Coasts 4. The Permanent Limits of the Continental Shelf 5. Fluidity in Mar
Dr Kate Purcell is a Research Fellow in the Faculty of Law at the University of Technology, Sydney. She completed her studies in law at the University of Cambridge (PhD), University of Oxford (BCL), and University of New South Wales (LLB Hons). Geographic
