Topic
Sea Level Rise
48 published works
JURIST
UN adopts first sea-level rise declaration as coastal nations confront mounting legal challenges
World leaders on Thursday approved by consensus the UN Declaration on Sea Level Rise, as UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that rising seas are already threatening homes, livelihoods and the…
EJIL: Talk!
Announcements: Sea-Level Rise and International Law Event; EU External Relations Law Summer School; CfA Canadian Yearbook of International Law; CfP Law and Reality of the Responsibility to Maintain International Peace and Security; CfA Is the International Criminal Court in Conflict?
By Mary Guest
1. Sheffield Centre for International and European Law Seminar: Sea-Level Rise and International Law – The Work of the International Law Commission. Drawing on the ILC Study Group’s work, this…
EJIL: Talk!
Climate Change, Sea-Level Rise, and Cultural Rights: The Case of Bonaire
On the 28th of January, the District Court of the Hague rendered its judgment in the case of Greenpeace v. the Netherlands. The case addressed the Dutch State’s mitigation and…
Green Building Law Update
Why Land Subsidence Matters More Than Sea Level Rise
When we talk about “sea level rise,” most people immediately think of melting polar ice and warming oceans. But along much of the United States’ Atlantic coast, especially in and…
Human Rights at Home Blog
Event 2/5: Climate Change, Sea Level Rise and International Law
On Wednesday February 5, 2025, from 9:00am-10:30am ET ASIL is holding an online event to engage with experts on the legal responses shaping the global effort to address sea level…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: Singing the Force of the Imagination: How to Wonder About the Emotional-Reportage in Immigration Advocacy by Joshua J. Schroeder
Singing the Force of the Imagination: How to Wonder About the Emotional-Reportage in Immigration Advocacy by Joshua J. SchroederAbstractIn the years leading up to July 4, 1776, Phillis Wheatley bid…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: Statehood and Sea-Level Rise: Scenarios and Options by Michael Gerrard
Statehood and Sea-Level Rise: Scenarios and Options by Michael Gerrard, 17 Charleston L. Rev. 579 (2023)AbstractIn the coming decades, some of the small island states may become submerged or at…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: Cascading Consequences of Sinking States by Melissa Sewart, Stanford Journal of International Law Forthcoming
Cascading Consequences of Sinking States by Melissa Sewart, Stanford Journal of International Law ForthcomingAbstractSea-level rise due to climate change and the impacts on small island states is one of the most…
Paul W. Mollica Federal Courts Blog
No Appellate Jurisdiction Over Remand Order Under 28 U.S.C. § 1447(d) Except on Federal-Officer Ground, Holds First Circuit
In State of Rhode Island v. Shell Oil Prods. Co., LLC, No. 19-1818 (1st Cir. Oct. 29, 2020), the First Circuit joins the majority of circuits in holding that the…
Law & The Environment
Energy & Cleantech CounselFoley Hoag LLP Foley Hoag Attorneys Christina Hioureas and Alejandra Torres Camprubi to Participate in Dialogue Focused on Self-Determination and Sea-Level Rise
By Foley Hoag
Foley Hoag LLP counsel and United Nations practice group Chair Christina Hioureas and associate Alejandra Torres Camprubi will serve as panelists for a series titled “Climate, State and Sovereignty: Self-Determination and Sea-Level Rise,” to…