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53 Tex. Int'l L. J. 23 (2018)
When Crises Collide: Reforming Refugee Law to Prevent Environmental Degradation

handle is hein.journals/tilj53 and id is 35 raw text is: When Crises Collide: Reforming Refugee Law to Prevent Environmental Degradation PAULINA PERLIN* TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS............................................. 23 INTRODUCTION ................................................ ....... 24 I. REFUGEES AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION.. ...................... 25 A. Examples of Refugees' Environmental Impact...... .............. 25 B. Causes of Refugees' Environmental Impact .................... 28 C. A Review of Previously Proposed Solutions .................... 30 II. AN OVERVIEW OF REFUGEE LAW AND ITS ENFORCEMENT ................ 31 A. Sources of Refugee Law ................. ................... 31 B. Relevant Criticisms of Refugee Law and Its Enforcement................. 34 III. REFUGEE LEGAL STRUCTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION.......... 36 A. The Importance of Central Power and Enforceability.. ............ 37 B. Specific Solutions......................................... 41 IV. CRITICISMS AND LIMITATIONS ................................. ...... 44 A. National Sovereignty ............................................ 44 B. National Security ............................ ............ 45 C. Funding ............................................... 46 CONCLUSION ................................................... .............. 47 23 * Paulina Perlin is a J.D. candidate at Yale Law School. Id like to foremost thank Professor Daniel Esty for his invaluable feedback and suggestions at various stages in the drafting process. Additionally, I am immensely grateful to Becca Heller, Lara Finkbeiner, and students in their International Refugee Assistance Project Seminar, who graciously shared ideas on the modem refugee apparatus.

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