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22 Tul. J. Int'l & Comp. L. 263 (2013-2014)
Square Pegs in Round Holes: The Case of Environmentally Displaced Persons and the Need for a Specific Protection Regime in the United States

handle is hein.journals/tulicl22 and id is 279 raw text is: Square Pegs in Round Holes: The Case of Environmentally Displaced Persons and the Need for a Specific Protection Regime in the United States Emily Naser-Hall* I. INTRODUCTION ....................................... ...... 263 H. THE GROWING TREND OF EDPs......... ........ ..... 267 A. The Influx ofPeople Fleeing Natural Disasters and Climate-Related Crises......................... 267 B. The National Secuity Challenges ofMass Migration.....273 C The International Regime for Protecting EDPs................ 276 III. COMPARATIVE APPROACHES OF MAJOR IMMIGRANT- RECEIVING COUNTRIES TO THE PROBLEM OF EDPs ....................... 283 A. The Temporary-Protection Approach. ..............283 B. The Quasi-Asylum Approach.......................... 288 C The Humanitaian Approach ............... .....289 D. The Discretionary Approach ............... ..... 291 IV. PROPOSALS FOR A U.S. APPROACH TO EDPs ................... 292 A. The Nansen Initiative as an Aspirational Starting Point........ ............................ 292 B. The Necessary Components ofa US. Approach to EDPs.................................... 297 V. CONCLUSION ............................................... 302 I. INTRODUCTION On January 12, 2010, a massive earthquake struck the island nation of Haiti, with the earthquake's epicenter located only sixteen miles from the capital of Port-au-Prince, a city that is home to approximately * © 2014 Emily Naser-Hall. Ms. Naser-Hall received her J.D. from DePaul College of Law in 2012 with a specialization in International and Comparative Law. In 2014, she graduated with distinction from Georgetown University Law Center with an LL.M. in National Security Law and a certificate in Refugees and Humanitarian Emergencies. Ms. Naser-Hall lives and works in Chicago, Illinois, where she focuses on the interconnected issues of immigration, national security policy, and export controls. 263

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