Analyzing the individual and social rights condition of climate refugees from the international environmental law perspective

Abstract

In evaluating international treaties, in particular, the United Nations Framework on Climate Change Convention, this paper shows that necessary preparations have not been made to protect the rights of individuals who are refugees or have been forced to migrate from their homeland. Immigrants are deprived of the most essential human rights, such as language, culture, and having a right to a healthy living environment. The current legal administration has not made the necessary contingencies for responding to the environmental consequences of immigration and is extremely inefficient in expanding this phenomenon. This paper seeks to address the question of to what extent existing forms of legal and operational protection can apply in climate change-related displacement in general and cross-border displacement in particular. In this work some strategies have been proposed for dealing with these existing gaps. It is expected that analyzing these gaps and determining the international community's duties and commitments (governments and international organizations) can result in efficient management of this crisis and prevent the outbreak of chaos across the globe.

The Management Efficiency of the Sustainable Development Policy Under Thailand’s Energy Law: Enriching the Sem-Based on the Arimaxi Model

“…In addition, Zeben (2013) improved a competence allocation approach for European environmental law by accounting economies of scale, regulated jurisdiction conditions, and heterogeneity of preferences. While Pourhashemi et al (2012) affirmed that the determination of international community's duties and commitments can improve the efficiency of current legal administration in responding to the environment-related immigration.…”

Environmental Protection Regulations in the Light of Public Law and Social Obligations

“…Undoubtedly, the region of West Asia enjoys the blessings of natural resources: for example, vast arable lands, rivers and minerals, and so on. Africa is one of the most prosperous regions on the continent, but it is also home to extreme poverty, unimaginable misery, and unprecedented environmental degradation [20]. Environmental justice is a huge vacuum in rich regions like Africa, and it can be said that the African environment does not support environmental justice.…”

The Efficiency of the Sustainable Development Policy for Energy Consumption under Environmental Law in Thailand: Adapting the SEM-VARIMAX Model

“…The study's findings have shown three main focuses in order to protect such right; engaging, effectiveness, and efficiency. To a broader aspect, Pourhashemi et al [69] examined the international treaties and the United Nations Framework on Climate Change Convention in particular, as well as to evaluate the existing forms of legal and operational protection in relation with climate change. From this study, they have found many issues, and a failure to protect the rights of refugees and immigrants comes before hand.…”