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Ambulatory Versus Fixed Baselines Under The Law Of The Sea, Sean Murphy
Ambulatory Versus Fixed Baselines Under The Law Of The Sea, Sean Murphy
American University Law Review
When “diving” into consideration of sea-level rise issues, one finds various “pools” of international law that are perfectly suited for answering some of the issues we are addressing. For example, Professor Galvão Teles spoke about the protection of persons in the event of sea-level rise. There are, of course, various aspects of human rights law and international law relating to disasters that can be employed to resolve some of the concerns in that regard. It is just a question of applying that law to a new, factual phenomenon.
Having said that, there are some areas where existing international law is …