Potential Causes of Action for Climate Change Impacts Under the United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement

Burns, William C. G.

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Potential Causes of Action for Climate Change Impacts Under the United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement

William C. G. Burns

Johns Hopkins University

Sustainable Development Law & Policy, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 34-41, 2007

Abstract:
The article focuses on the potential impacts of climate change on straddling fish stocks and highly migratory species and the potential for pursuing causes of action under the UN Fish Stocks Agreement. The article also assesses potential barriers to such causes of action.

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Keywords: Climate change, United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, UNCLOS, climate change litigation, UN Fish Stocks Agreement

JEL Classification: K32, K33

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Date posted: March 25, 2007 ; Last revised: December 23, 2007

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Burns, William C. G., Potential Causes of Action for Climate Change Impacts Under the United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement. Sustainable Development Law & Policy, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 34-41, 2007. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=972354

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