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The objective of this project is to provide the first comprehensive study of the potential for international law responses in view of projections of sea-level rise in the course of the 21st century.
Fundamental challenges for international law may be on the horizon, since some core aspects of international law rely on the general stability of geographical conditions. Coastal geography, due to its perceived general stability, is taken as a key objective circumstance in determining the rights of states to maritime zones, as well as in resolving maritime delimitation disputes. A defined territory and a permanent population are among the basic criteria of statehood under international law. In not too distant future, important questions may arise about the sustainability of those aspects of international law. Moreover, the consequences of sea-level rise for the population, especially of some low-lying island states, may raise new dimensions of human rights. Those and other developments are related to the overall context of the onset of the Anthropocene and are likely to require profound re-examination of some currently-accepted paradigms of international law.
This interdisciplinary cooperative research project involves scholars in international law and in natural science (geology/stratigraphy), including officials and several members of the International Committee on International Law and Sea Level Rise of the International Law Association and of the Anthropocene Working Group of the International Commission on Stratigraphy.
Related websites:
International Committe on International Law and Sea Level Rise
Anthropocene Working Group
Project period: 2014-2019
Project team: *
Professor David Freestone
Professor Jane McAdam
Professor Carlos Esposito Massicci
Professor Rosemary Rayfuse
Dr. Alejandra Torres Camprubí
Professor Colin Waters
Professor Mark Williams
Professor Jan Zalasiewicz
* Project team listed here includes main Project Investigators at the international cooperating partner institutions, who are in the course of the project also FNI Associated Senior Fellows.
FNI PROJECT LEADER
PARTNERS
FUNDING
- Research Council of Norway (KLIMAFORSK Programme)
BOOKS
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Leiden/Boston, Brill, 2019.
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Boston/Leiden, Brill/Nijhoff, 2016, 312 p.
PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES AND CHAPTERS
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Progress in Physical Geography, Vol 43, No 3, 2019, pp. 319-333.
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Chapter 11 in Richard Caddell and Erik Molenaar (eds), Strengthening International Fisheries Law in an Era of Changing Oceans. Hart, Oxford, 2019).
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In J. Zalasiewicz, C. Waters, M. Williams and C. Summerhayes (eds), The Anthropocene as a Geological Time Unit: A Guide to the Scientific Evidence and Current Debate. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2019, pp. 31-40.
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Current Anthropology, Vol 59, No 2, 2018, pp. 220-223.
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Refugee Survey Quarterly, Vol 37, No. 4, December 2018, pp. 379–407.
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Yearbook of International Environmental Law, Volume 27, 1 January 2016, pp. 82–105.
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Geology Today, Vol. 34, No. 5, September/October 2018, pp. 177–181
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Geology Today, Vol. 34, No. 5, September/October 2018, pp. 177–181
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In David Attard (general ed), The IMLI Treatise on Global Ocean Governance , David Ong and Dino Kritsiotis (eds), Volume I: UN and Global Ocean Governance. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2018, pp. 149–164.
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In Stefanie Hessler (ed), Tidalectics: Imagining an Oceanic Worldview through Art and Science. Cambridge (USA), MIT Press, 2018, pp. 125-134.
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Melbourne Journal of International Law, Vol 18, No 2, December 2017, pp. 180–218.
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International and Comparative Law Quarterly, Vol 66, No 4, October 2017, pp. 863–892.
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Anthropocene, Vol 19, September 2017, pp 56-60.
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In Alexander Proelss (ed), Protecting the Environment for Future Generations. Erich Scmidt Verlag, 2017, pp. 61–78.
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The Korean Journal of International and Comparative Law, Vol 5, No 1, 2017, pp. 5-35.
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Newsletters on Stratigraphy, Vol 50, No 2, 2017, pp. 205-226
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The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law, Vol 31, No 4, 2016, pp. 732-758
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In H.N. Scheiber, C. Esposito, J. Kraska and M.-S. Kwon (eds), Ocean Law and Policy: 20 Years under UNCLOS. Leiden/Boston, Brill Nijhoff, 2016, pp. 101-123.
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Earth's Future, Vol 4, No 3, 2016, pp. 34-53.
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Scientific American, Vol 315, September 2016, pp. 30-37.
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In Cinnamon Carlane, Kevin R Gray and Richard Tarasofsky (eds), Oxford Handbook of International Climate Change Law, Oxford University Press, 2016, pp. 519–542.
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In M. Bowman, P. Davies and E. Goodwin (eds), Handbook on Biodiversity and Law. Edward Elgar, 2016, pp. 123–145.
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UNSW Law Journal, Vol. 39, 2016, pp. 1518–1546
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Science, Vol 351, No 6269, 2016, pp. 138-147.
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In Jürgen Renn and Bernd Scherer (eds), Das Anthropozän: Zum Stand der Dinge. Berlin, Matthes & Seitz, 2015, pp. 160-180. In German.
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In Jürgen Renn and Bernd Scherer (eds), Das Anthropozän: Zum Stand der Dinge. Berlin, Matthes & Seitz, 2015, pp. 88-116. In German.
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Yearbook of International Environmental Law, Vol 25, No 1, 2015, pp. 3-23.
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Migration Studies, Vol. 3, No. 1, 2015, pp. 131-142.
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Climate Law, Vol 4, Nos 1-2, 2014, pp. 70-84.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
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FIDE Foundation, Madrid, 3 February 2020.
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Aquiescencia, 31 January 2020. In Spanish.
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Sydney, Australia, 22 August 2018, 11 pp.
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The Interpreter, 22 August 2018
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The Conversation, 22 August 2018
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The Conversation, August 13, 2018
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The Conversation, July 11 2018
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Geoscientist, Vol. 27, No. 11, December 2017/January 2018, pp. 16–19
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Law Society Journal, Vol. 31, 2017, pp. 36–39
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Lopud, Croatia, 15–16 September 2017, 18 pp.
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In The International Law Association: Final Report of the Seventy-Seventh Conference, Johannesburg, 2016. London, International Law Association, 2016, pp. 876-883
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Sydney Morning Herald, 6 June 2017
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UNHCR, May 2017
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Technosphere Magazine, April 2017
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In The International Law Association: Final Report of the Seventy-Seventh Conference, Johannesburg, 2016. London, International Law Association, 2016, pp. 842-875
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The Conversation, 15.08.2016.
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The Conversation, 04.08.2016.
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FNI Report 1/2016. Lysaker, FNI, 2016, 47 p.
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ILSA Journal of International and Comparative Law, Vol 21, No 2, 2015, pp. 397-408.
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Munich, Deutsches Museum Verlag, 2015, pp. 56-59.
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ESIL Reflections, Vol 4, No 6, August 2015, pp. 1-7.
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In N. Möllers, C. Schwägerl and H. Trischler (eds), Welcome to the Anthropocene. Munich, Deutsches Museum Verlag, 2015, pp. 13-18. In English and German.
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World Economic Forum - Agenda, 19 June 2015.
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Government Gazette, 24.04.2015.
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Sydney Morning Herald (online 16 March 2015; print edn 17 March 2015)
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In: The International Law Association: Final Report of the Seventy-Sixth Conference, Washington DC, 2014 (International Law Association: London, 2014), pp. 877-881.
RELATED RESEARCH AREA(S)
NEWS
- International Law and Sea Level Rise: an International Committee chaired by FNI Research Professor presented its final report at the Athens ILA Conference
- Bern conference on sea level rise
- Sea-level rise and international law
- Changing oceans in the Anthropocene: Norway takes a leadership role
- Venice: FNI part of acclaimed ocean art exhibition by Armin Linke
- Sydney: International Law Association adopts two resolutions on sea-level rise
- Experts gather for FNI conference on climate change and sea-level rise
- Experts respond to Anthropocene critics
- FNI work on Anthropocene among ‘most read’ articles in 2016
- FNI expert to advise UN on combatting marine plastic pollution
- An Anthropocene Journey
- Scientists: Yes, the anthropocene is real
- The Anthropocene Working Group meeting at FNI
- KLIMAFORSK Announcement Means Strong Boost to FNI Climate Research
- FNI Research Professor Chairs ILA International Committee on Sea-level Rise
IN MEDIA
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Neue Perspektiven auf das Anthropozän ('New perspectives on the Anthropocene')
Science.apa.at, 28.3.2019. In German.
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Prospecting Ocean. Interview with Armin Linke
Domus, 17.08.2018.
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Jan Zalasiewicz: Antropocen vec sada ima dovoljno razlicitosti da ga se prizna kao novu eru ('Anthropocene is already sufficiently distinct to be recognized as a new epoch in Earth's history')
Vecernji list. 9.3.18. In Croatian.
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Wiec chodz, zafoliuj mi swiat ('So come, give me the World')
Gazeta Wyborcza. 1.1.18. In Polish.
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Arte en el Antropocene ('Art in the Anthropocene')
Portavoz. 30.11.2017. In Spanish.
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Book explores future impact of the Anthropocene
Envirotec magazine. 23.11.217.
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Anthropocene book series launches in Croatia with book on the far-future Earth by Leicester geologist
University of Leicester. 20.11.2017.
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Publicistika i stručna knjiga: Novi naslovi ('Non-fiction and professional books: News')
Skolska knjiga. 5.11.2017. In Croatioan.
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Superflex to sail across the Pacific for eco-art initiative
The Art Newspaper. 2.11.2017.
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"Fishing for Islands" im Hamburger Bahnhof: Der Roboter tanzt in der Tiefsee ("Fishing for Islands" at Hamburger Bahnhof: The robot is dancing in the deep sea)
Der Tagesspiegel. 30.10.2017. In German.
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When the Sea Begins to Dominate the Land
Technosphere Magazine. May 2017.
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Rx for the Anthropocene?
Medium.com. 27.12.2016.
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Anthropocene: The journey to a new geological epoch
Carbon Brief, 05.10.2016.
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What is the Anthropocene - and why is it relevant for international law?
University of Leicester News, 27.06.2016.
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Imagining the Anthropocene
Utopia or Dystopia, 14.06.2016
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Die Menschenzeit ('The era of the humans')
FixPoetry, 21.04.2016. In German
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En ny epoke ('A New Epoch')
NRK, 14.02.2016. In Norwegian
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The Anthropocene: Hard evidence for a human-driven Earth
ScienceDaily, 07.01.2016
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