Kate Purcell

Geographical Change and the Law of the Sea

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 324
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Februar 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 167mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 680g
• ISBN-13: 9780198743644
• ISBN-10: 0198743645
• Artikelnr.: 58452582

Autorenporträt

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). Geographical Change and the Law of the Sea is based on the author's doctoral thesis, which was awarded the Cambridge Law Faculty's Yorke Prize in 2015.

Inhaltsangabe

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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 Maritime Boundaries: The Law of the Sea Treaties
6. Principles and Presumptions in an Assessment of Boundary Fluidity
7. Projecting Change: The Map and the Territory
8. Charting Change: Practices and Practicalities
9. Conditions over Time: Lessons from the Island of Palmas
Conclusion: The Limits of Geographical Change
Bibliography