International legal responses for protecting fishers’ fundamental rights impacted by a changing ocean

Julia Nakamura; Julia Cirne Lima Weston; Mitchell Lennan

doi:10.1163/15718085-bja10141

International legal responses for protecting fishers’ fundamental rights impacted by a changing ocean

Julia Nakamura, Julia Cirne Lima Weston, Mitchell Lennan

Law

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Abstract

Climate change directly impacts the marine landscape where fishers operate. Most fishers rely on fishing for food, income and/or employment. A changing ocean can therefore significantly impact fishers' lives and hinder the full exercise of their rights of access to fisheries resources, rights to fish, to food, to work, to culture, and to a healthy, clean and sustainable environment. This article questions whether international law supports the protection of fishers' fundamental rights in the changing ocean context. The authors begin by elucidating what such context means to fishers and their rights, taking special account of small-scale fishers and vulnerable groups. The obligations of States Parties to key instruments under the law of the sea and international climate change law, vis-à-vis States' obligations under human rights treaties and other relevant international guidance, are explored with a view to furthering the protection of fishers impacted by a changing ocean.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	516-544
Number of pages	29
Journal	The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law
Volume	38
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1163/15718085-bja10141
Publication status	Published - 31 Jul 2023

Funding

This article draws from research undertaken by Julia Nakamura and Mitchell Lennan under the One Ocean Hub, which is a collaborative research programme for sustainable development funded by United Kingdom Research and Innovation ( UKRI ) through the Global Challenges Research Fund ( GCRF ) (Grant Ref: NE/S008950/1). Julia Cirne Lima Weston acknowledges as her funder the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia – FCT ). The authors wish to thank Professors Elisa Morgera and David Freestone as well as Dr Mara Ntona for their insightful comments on earlier drafts of this article. The authors are responsible for the current text and any remaining errors of fact or interpretation.

Keywords

law
management, monitoring, policy and law
general environmental science
geography, planning and development
oceanography

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International legal responses for protecting fishers’ fundamental rights impacted by a changing ocean

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