Climate Change as a Trigger of Non-Refoulement Obligations Under International Human Rights Law

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Jefferi Hamzah Sendut is a Master of Laws Candidate at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He holds a law degree from St John’s College, University of Cambridge. His research interests include international human rights law, international dispute settlement, and international investment law.

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Climate Change as a Trigger of Non-Refoulement Obligations Under International Human Rights Law

February 6, 2020

Jefferi Hamzah Sendut

The recently published decision of the UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) pursuant to Individual Communication No. 2728/2016 (Teitiota v New Zealand) offers an insight into how the international legal system is coming to address climate change displacement. Teitiota is significant for its recognition that climate change impacts affecting migrants in their State of origin can trigger…