nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/9ae2d180cf04ba0a DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 240607s2024||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/9ae2d180cf04ba0a doi eng 342 23 Wewerinke-Singh, Margaretha Author aut (orcid)0000-0002-7782-1857 More than a Sink - The ITLOS Advisory Opinion on Climate Change and State Responsibility Wewerinke-Singh, Margaretha Verfassungsblog 2024-06-07 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier The difference between treating the oceans as a mere sink versus protecting them as a vital part of the environment has important implications under international law. These implications come to the fore when considering the relationship between the UNCLOS on the one hand and the UNFCCC and its Paris Agreement on the other. While the latter treaties in no way legitimize pollution of the marine environment, their focus on oceans as sinks could be misinterpreted to deprive UNCLOS and the customary rules it codifies of a meaningful role in addressing climate change. CC BY-SA 4.0 Climate Crisis ITLOS International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea | Hamburg Law of the Sea Ocean Acidification Oceans UNCLOS climate litigation (DE-588)5326618-3 gnd International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea | Hamburg Viñuales, Jorge E. Author aut Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/more-than-a-sink/ raw object