Sea Convention, these baselines and limits should not be required to be recalculated should
sea level change affect the geographical reality of the coastline;
ENDORSES ALSO the Committee’s proposal that the interpretation of the 1982 Law of the
Sea Convention in relation to the ability of coastal and archipelagic States to maintain their
existing lawful maritime entitlements should apply equally to maritime boundaries delimited
by international agreement or by decisions of international courts or arbitral tribunals;
CONFIRMS that the Committee’s recommendations regarding the maintenance of existing
maritime entitlements are conditional upon the coastal State’s existing maritime claims
having been made in compliance with the requirements of the 1982 Law of the Sea
Convention and duly published or notified to the Secretary-General of the United Nations
as required by the relevant provisions of the Convention, prior to physical coastline changes
brought about by sea level rise.
13
Further, the 2018 ILA Report of the Committee on International Law and Sea
Level Rise proposed nine principles with commentary comprising the “Sidney
Declaration of Principles on the Protection of Persons Displaced in the Context of
Sea Level Rise.”
14 These nine Principles on the Protection of Persons Displaced in
the Context of Sea Level Rise relate to the following aspects:
– The Primary Duty and Responsibility of States to Protect and Assist Affected
Persons;
– The Duty to Respect the Human Rights of Affected Persons;
– The Duty to Take Positive Action;
– The Duty to Cooperate;
– Evacuation of Affected Persons;
– Planned Relocations of Affected Persons;
– Migration of Affected Persons;
– Internal Displacement of Affected Persons; and
– Cross-Border Displacement of Affected Persons.
15
The mandate of the ILA Committee on International Law and Sea Level Rise has
been extended until 2022 to continue the study of the statehood question and other
relevant issues of international law.
13 ILA Sidney Conference, Report of the Committee on International Law and Sea Level
Rise (2018).
14 ILA Sidney Conference, Report of the Committee on International Law and Sea Level
Rise (2018).
15 ILA Sidney Conference, Report of the Committee on International Law and Sea Level
Rise (2018).
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sea level change affect the geographical reality of the coastline;
ENDORSES ALSO the Committee’s proposal that the interpretation of the 1982 Law of the
Sea Convention in relation to the ability of coastal and archipelagic States to maintain their
existing lawful maritime entitlements should apply equally to maritime boundaries delimited
by international agreement or by decisions of international courts or arbitral tribunals;
CONFIRMS that the Committee’s recommendations regarding the maintenance of existing
maritime entitlements are conditional upon the coastal State’s existing maritime claims
having been made in compliance with the requirements of the 1982 Law of the Sea
Convention and duly published or notified to the Secretary-General of the United Nations
as required by the relevant provisions of the Convention, prior to physical coastline changes
brought about by sea level rise.
13
Further, the 2018 ILA Report of the Committee on International Law and Sea
Level Rise proposed nine principles with commentary comprising the “Sidney
Declaration of Principles on the Protection of Persons Displaced in the Context of
Sea Level Rise.”
14 These nine Principles on the Protection of Persons Displaced in
the Context of Sea Level Rise relate to the following aspects:
– The Primary Duty and Responsibility of States to Protect and Assist Affected
Persons;
– The Duty to Respect the Human Rights of Affected Persons;
– The Duty to Take Positive Action;
– The Duty to Cooperate;
– Evacuation of Affected Persons;
– Planned Relocations of Affected Persons;
– Migration of Affected Persons;
– Internal Displacement of Affected Persons; and
– Cross-Border Displacement of Affected Persons.
15
The mandate of the ILA Committee on International Law and Sea Level Rise has
been extended until 2022 to continue the study of the statehood question and other
relevant issues of international law.
13 ILA Sidney Conference, Report of the Committee on International Law and Sea Level
Rise (2018).
14 ILA Sidney Conference, Report of the Committee on International Law and Sea Level
Rise (2018).
15 ILA Sidney Conference, Report of the Committee on International Law and Sea Level
Rise (2018).
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