STATUS HUKUM WARGA NEGARA PADA NEGARA YANG WILAYAHNYA TERANCAM HILANG AKIBAT PERUBAHAN IKLIM MENURUT HUKUM INTERNASIONAL
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- The Legal Status of Citizens in a State Threatened by Loss of Territory According to International Law Abstract Andrew Heibert Barkat Tambunan 110110090191 Climate change has become an interesting discussion the past few years by the international world. Climate change would risk the existence of the Maldives and Tuvalu as a states and the legal status of its citizens. Risk in the obscurity of citizenhip in the small low-lying island is a new thing which has never previously happened in international law. The purpose of this study is to find out if the state Maldives and Tuvalu still have a rights and obligations as a subjects of international law in the event that lost its territory. The other purposes is to know the legal status of the citizens of the Maldives and Tuvalu if both countries experience the impact of climate change such as loss of territory due to flood and other environmental events. The research method used in this study is normative juridical approach. The data collection method used in this study is a literature study and the data used in this study are the primary legal materials and secondary legal materials such as conventions or the principles of international law relating to the citizens and state. The result of the study showed that the Maldives and Tuvalu can still have their rights and obligations as a subjects of international law since Montevideo Convention 1933 only applies to forming new states and, furthermore the Maldives and Tuvalu have not ratified the Montevideo Convention 1933. In addition to the legal status of citizens of the Maldives and Tuvalu, they will be referred to as Environmentally Displaced Persons due to climate change or environmental changes that will occur later.