New Tendencies in International Law Regarding Climate Change in General and the Permanent Sovereignty over Natural Resources in Particular
摘要
In this chapter, we will focus on the question already raised in the chapters above: the change in the two main pillars of the principle of permanent sovereignty over natural resources—sovereignty of States and the right of self-determination. First, we will take a closer look at the “evanescent” State sovereignty, particularly in the context of climate change and environmental degradation, followed by the reinterpretation of the right to self-determination in the special case of inundations caused by climate change. This will also provoke us to reinterpret the principle of permanent sovereignty over natural resources.