“İklim mültecisi” olduğunu öne süren, Kiribati Cumhuriyeti vatandaşı Ioane Teitiota’nın Yeni Zelanda’ya karşı yaptığı başvuru sonucunda, Medeni ve Siyasi Haklara İlişkin Uluslararası Sözleşme’nin (MSHİUS) uygulanmasını denetlemekle görevli olan Birleşmiş Milletler İnsan Hakları Komitesi (BMİHK) önemli bir karara imza atmıştır. 24 Ekim 2019’da alınan ve 7 Ocak 2020’de yayınlanan karar, “iklim mültecileri”, geri-göndermeme ilkesi, devletlerin yükümlülükleri ve uluslararası işbirliği gibi birçok konuyu yeniden gündeme getirmiştir. Mevcut çalışmada, tartışmalı olan “iklim mültecisi” kavramının uluslararası hukuktaki yeri ve konunun insan hakları boyutu, daha spesifik olarak geri-göndermeme ilkesi Komite’nin Teitiota kararı ışığında ele alınmaktadır.
As a result of the application of the citizen of the Republic of Kiribati, Ioane Teitiota against New Zealand, the United Nations Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) has signed an important decision, which is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the International Convention on Civil and Political Rights (CEDH). The resolution, adopted on 24 October 2019 and published on 7 January 2020, re-established many issues such as "climate refugees", the principle of non-repatriation, the obligations of the states and international cooperation. In the current study, the controversial place of the concept of "climate refugee" in international law and the dimension of the issue of human rights, more specifically, the principle of non-reference is discussed in the light of the Committee's Teitiota decision.
The United Nations Human Rights Committee (UNHRC), charged with monitoring of implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), issued an important ruling concerning the communication submitted by Ioane Teitiota against New Zealand, Teitiota a citizen of the Republic of Kiribati, who has claimed to be a “climate refugee”. The ruling which was taken on 24 October 2019 and issued on 7 January 2020 has brought many issues back to the agenda, such as “climate refugees”, the principle of non-refoulement, states’ obligation and international cooperation. In this study, the place of the controversial concept of “climate refugee” in international law, the human rights dimension of this subject, more specifically the principle of non-refoulement are discussed in the light of the Committee’s ruling in the Teitiota case.
Alan : Sosyal, Beşeri ve İdari Bilimler
Dergi Türü : Uluslararası
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