scholarly journals Small Island States in the Pacific: the Tyranny of Distance

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (223) ◽  
pp. i ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Becker ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Small Island ◽  
Island States ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Small Island States

Children of the Pacific: Giving effect to Article 3 UNCRC in small island states

2012 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sue Farran
Keyword(s):  
Total Population ◽  
Legal Reform ◽  
Developing Nations ◽  
Small Island ◽  
Island States ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
International Obligations ◽  
Small Island States ◽  
Practical Effect ◽  
Local Courts

While children are universal, recognising and giving practical effect to their rights is not. Compliance with international obligations under the UNCRC imposes considerable demands on small developing nations, such as those found in the south Pacific region, where children make up over a third of the total population of many island states. Focussing on criminal and family law this paper considers how the local courts are engaging with the Convention and the challenges which arise in plural legal systems characterised by lack of legal reform and lack of resources, in which the contemporary experience of traditional social ordering may value children but not necessarily see them as right holders.

scholarly journals Cancer control in the Pacific: big challenges facing small island states

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (9) ◽  
pp. e475-e492 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana Sarfati ◽  
Rachel Dyer ◽  
Filipina Amosa-Lei Sam ◽  
Michael Barton ◽  
Freddie Bray ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Control ◽  
Small Island ◽  
Island States ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Small Island States

Assessing the Impact of the South China Sea Arbitration on Small Island States: A Case Study of Kiribati

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 778-799
Author(s):  
Stuart Kaye
Keyword(s):  
South China Sea ◽  
South China ◽  
Small Island ◽  
High Threshold ◽  
China Sea ◽  
Island States ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Small Island States ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThe Annex VII Tribunal in the South China Sea Arbitration placed a high threshold on States seeking to claim an exclusive economic zone (EEZ) around small features. The implications of such an interpretation are potentially significant for the maritime jurisdiction of a number of States, particularly in the Pacific. This article considers the implications of the decision of the Tribunal, and applies it to Kiribati as a case study. It also considers possible ways States may minimize the risk associated with the Tribunal’s interpretation.

Climate Change and the role of the Alliance of Small Island States

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Espen Ronneberg
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Small Island ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Island States ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Small Island States ◽  
External Forces ◽  
Second World

This chapter highlights the importance of addressing climate change, especially for small island developing states (SIDS) located in the Pacific region. It also looks into the role of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) in the protection of SIDS. Global climate change, resulting in sea level rise, poses a threat to the very existence of the peoples of the Pacific region. In response, the AOSIS came together in 1990 at the Second World Climate Conference as an informal grouping of like-minded countries. They joined forces through recognition that SIDS from all regions of the world share a number of common characteristics and extreme vulnerabilities to a range of external forces, in particular climate change.

scholarly journals Atolls in the ocean—canaries in the mine? Australian journalism contesting climate change impacts in the Pacific

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Nash
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
Small Island ◽  
High Profile ◽  
Island States ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Small Island States ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Pacific Ocean

This article has two complementary aspects, empirical and theoretical. Empirically, it examines the reportage of the two most prolific Australian journalists on the threat posed by climate change to low-lying Pacific island states, reporting over the two-year period leading up to and following the high-profile COP15 summit in Copenhagen in 2009. It was at that summit that the concerns of the Association of Small Island States (AOSIS) were given extensive media coverage and managed to dominate the agenda for several days, to the consternation of some other summit participants. COP15 affords a good case study because the media coverage of this issue was variegated and heavily contested, contrary to earlier scholarly claims about an allegedly mono-dimensional quality to the journalism about climate change in the Pacific Ocean (Nash & Bacon, 2013).

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