Geographical Change and the Law of the Sea (Oxford Monographs in International Law)

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This book examines the implications of geographical change for maritime jurisdiction under the law of the sea. In a multistranded intervention, it challenges existing accounts of the consequences of climate-related change for entitlement to maritime space, maritime limits, and international maritime boundaries. It also casts new light on the question of whether a loss of habitable land and large-scale population displacement will precipitate a loss of territorial sovereignty and the legal 'extinction' of affected States. This study of the legal significance of geographical change is grounded in an in-depth study of the role of geography in the law of the sea. As well as offering a new perspective on the pressing question of how climate change will affect maritime jurisdiction, territorial sovereignty, and statehood, the book contributes to the scholarship on maritime delimitation and international boundaries generally (on land and at sea). It includes an analysis of the principle of intertemporal law that suggests a useful framework for considering questions of stability and change in international law more broadly. This rigorous and original study will be of value to anyone concerned with the implications of climate-related change for maritime jurisdiction, territorial sovereignty, and statehood. Its broader analysis of the existing law and engagement with a range of doctrinal debates through the lens of the question of geographical change will be of interest to scholars and practitioners of the law of the sea, the law of territory, and the law relating to international boundaries. Title_Pages General_Editors_Preface Table_of_Cases Treaties_and_Related_Documents List_of_Abbreviations [9780198743644 - Geographical Change and the Law of the Sea] Introduction [9780198743644 - Geographical Change and the Law of the Sea] Geography in the Law of the Sea [9780198743644 - Geographical Change and the Law of the Sea] UNCLOS and the ‘Ambulatory Thesis’ [9780198743644 - Geographical Change and the Law of the Sea] Article 7(2) and the Special Case of Deltaic Coasts [9780198743644 - Geographical Change and the Law of the Sea] The Permanent Limits of the Continental Shelf [9780198743644 - Geographical Change and the Law of the Sea] Fluidity in Maritime Boundaries [9780198743644 - Geographical Change and the Law of the Sea] Principles and Presumptions in an Assessment of Boundary Fluidity [9780198743644 - Geographical Change and the Law of the Sea] Projecting Change [9780198743644 - Geographical Change and the Law of the Sea] Charting Change [9780198743644 - Geographical Change and the Law of the Sea] Conditions over Time [9780198743644 - Geographical Change and the Law of the Sea] Conclusion Bibliography Index