ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the concepts covered in the preceding chapters of this book. The book explores the increasing concern over the extent to which those suffering from forced (or potential) cross-border displacement as a result of environmental change are protected under international law, in particular human rights law. It underscores the plight of such individuals, the obligations of states within the international legal human rights protection regime, and related instruments informed by the interpretative dynamic of (quasi) judicial decisions. The book investigates the factors that influence displacement and exposes a number of different environmental displacement scenarios. It highlights that the protection of the human person is not only an ex post facto obligation of states but must increasingly be seen as an ex ante one. The book highlights the protection of environmental displacement as a way of both reflecting states' human rights obligations and narrowing the identified legal protection gaps.
