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This ground-breaking book challenges legal orthodoxy, presenting an original approach to the treatment of islands in international law. It offers a new perspective on how to define islands in international law, questioning how they differ from other maritime features. It focuses on the contextual factors that bear upon the legal treatment of islands, recognising that, in practice, islands have varied and unequal impacts and arguing that greater focus on context is needed to understand legal outcomes, particularly those concerning maritime boundary delimitation. Addressing the impact of rising sea levels on the interests and rights of islands and the increasing construction of artificial islands, the authors make the case for a major change in approach to the topic. This book offers international lawyers a thought-provoking reappraisal of a vital issue. It will be a useful resource for human geography and international relations scholars wishing to deepen their understanding of a key politically-contested and increasingly pressing debate in international law.

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9781802207620

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'In this refreshing and insightful book on islands and the law of the sea, Evans and Lewis convincingly show how and why context matters. Their pithy treatise is instantly accessible and yet exposes hidden influences on how the so-called legal regime of islands operates. They provide sharp insights into related questions of sovereignty and delimitation. For good measure, new challenges of climate change and sea-level rise are explored too. I highly recommend this timely and provocative book.' -- Richard Barnes, University of Lincoln, UK

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Sir Malcolm D. Evans, Principal, Regent's Park College, University of Oxford and Reece Lewis, Lecturer in Law, School of Law and Politics, Cardiff University, UK

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