Massarotti, Giorgia (A.A. 2024/2025) Vanishing homelands: statelessness, climate change and international law in lost island nations. Tesi di Laurea in Diritto internazionale, Luiss Guido Carli, relatore Christopher Michaelsen, pp. 118. [Single Cycle Master's Degree Thesis]

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The concept of statelessness under international law. Convention relating to the status of stateless persons. Convention on the reduction of statelessness. Global action plan to end statelessness. Challenges in defining and addressing statelessness. Montevideo criteria for statehood. Statelessness in the context of climate change. What is climate change? Sea level rise (SLR) the commission of small island states on climate change and international law (COSIS). Legal implications of climate-induced displacement. Legal challenges arising from climate-induced statelessness. Cancun agreements and international climate frameworks. Emerging legal and policy gaps. Climate-induced statelessness: legal implications. Overview on small island developing states (SIDS) and climate vulnerability. The right to asylum and climate refugees. A case study: Teitiota v. New Zealand. Existing gaps under international law. The inadequacy of international law in the face of climate-induced statelessness. Impact on sovereignty, citizenship and legal rights.

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Bibliografia: pp. 100-117.

Thesis Type:	Single Cycle Master's Degree Thesis
Institution:	Luiss Guido Carli
Degree Program:	Single Cycle Master's Degree Programs > Single Cycle Master's Degree Program in Law (LMG-01)
Chair:	Diritto internazionale
Thesis Supervisor:	Michaelsen, Christopher
Thesis Co-Supervisor:	Virzo, Roberto
Academic Year:	2024/2025
Session:	Summer
Deposited by:	Alessandro Perfetti
Date Deposited:	16 Dec 2025 14:11
Last Modified:	16 Dec 2025 14:13
URI:	https://tesi.luiss.it/id/eprint/44428

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