Customary Norms, General Principles of International Environmental Law, and Assisted Migration as a Tool for Biodiversity Adaptation to Climate Change

• Published in: Jus Cogens Vol. 4; no. 2; pp. 99 - 129
• Main Author: Lavrik, Maksim
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.07.2022
• Subjects: International Organizations; Law; Law and Criminolgy; Legal History; Original; Original Article; Philosophy of Law; Political Theory; Sources and Subjects of International Law; Theories of Law; Assisted colonization; Customary norms; Climate change adaptation law; Assisted migration; General principles of international environmental law; Biodiversity law

Assisted migration (AM) is a translocation of the representatives of species to areas outside their natural habitats as a response to climate change. This article seeks to identify how customary norms and general principles of international environmental law could guide the development of regulation...