Title: Exploring the Rights of Climate Displaced Persons
Subject Classification:  Climate Change, Humanities, Law and Legal Ethics  
BIC Classification: JPVH, LA, RNPG
BISAC Classification: LAW034000, POL044000, POL035010
Binding: Hardback, eBook
Publication date: 15 Jun 2025
ISBN (Hardback): 978-1-83711-142-8
ISBN (eBook): 978-1-83711-143-5

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Description

This book addresses how to more effectively use law, human rights and institutional reforms to resolve the many challenges posed by climate displacement. The book addresses issues such as: Why all governments need to establish a national climate displacement ministry to implement relevant laws; how to improve land law and policy to assist climate-displaced persons and communities; how to litigate better on climate displacement issues; which legal avenues have not yet been tried to bolster judicial support for climate displaced persons; which type of legal cases are still yet to be tried concerning the housing, land, and property rights of climate-displaced persons; and where do laws and policy affecting domestic climate displacement need to be revised and improved?

Biography

Author(s):  Scott Leckie is the director of Displacement Solutions, Australia. Shaun Butta is a legal expert on housing land and property rights, based in Spain.

Reviews

"A timely and authoritative work that addresses one of the most urgent and underappreciated crises of our era: the mass displacement of people due to climate change. The authors, drawing on decades of frontline experience and legal scholarship, provide a comprehensive analysis of the legal, human rights, and institutional frameworks needed to protect the growing population of climate displaced persons (CDPs). Leckie and Butta do not shy away from critiquing the prevailing "I only care for my courtyard" mentality that dominates much of today’s nation-state politics. The book warns that the inward-looking, self-preservationist approach of many governments—especially in the Global North—threatens to undermine any meaningful progress on climate displacement. By focusing solely on domestic interests and neglecting the needs of those beyond their borders, states risk exacerbating the crisis, fueling instability, and perpetuating cycles of vulnerability and injustice. The authors provide compelling case studies showing how countries that have embraced rights-based, inclusive, and internationally coordinated strategies—such as Bangladesh, Panama, and Fiji—are better positioned to manage the challenges of climate displacement. In contrast, the book’s critical examination of Australia’s fragmented and reactive approach serves as a cautionary tale of the consequences of national insularity. The book’s greatest achievement is its ability to combine rigorous legal analysis with actionable policy recommendations. It is both a wake-up call and a toolkit for those who wish to move from rhetoric to results. The authors’ work with Displacement Solutions and their leadership in developing the Peninsula Principles demonstrate that real progress is possible when vision is matched by determination and collaboration."
- Pablo Rueda, Argentine attorney, author of "El Manifiesto Capitalista Revolucionario" and co-author of "One World, One Politics" with Scott Leckie.