The climate migrant and its recognition in the international legal system

Authors

  • Haydée Bermúdez Guevara

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37387/ipc.v5i1.65

Keywords:

Climate change, Climate migrant, Legal recognition, Cambio climático, Migrante climático, Reconocimiento jurídico

Abstract

Climate change is one of the most controversial topics because of its political and economic implications.
Accordingly, an important debate has arisen related to the need to legally recognize a new category of migrants known
as environmental refugees or migrants. There is currently, a well known refusal of governments to recognize an additional refugee category from the ones already covered by the 1951 Refugee Convention. There is also a lack of consensus even in the scientific and legal community. This phenomenon should not be seen as an argument from developing countries but as a topic that must be addressed by all countries, as a decision making mechanism prior to a well founded
political and legal decision.

 

 

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Published

2017-04-11

How to Cite

Bermúdez Guevara, H. (2017). The climate migrant and its recognition in the international legal system. Investigación Y Pensamiento Crítico, 5(1), 69–76. https://doi.org/10.37387/ipc.v5i1.65